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22-Year-Old Driver Given Suspended Sentence for Causing Death by Careless Driving
A young motorist who drove through a red traffic signal and struck a pedestrian, resulting in the man’s death, has received a fully suspended prison sentence. Lawyers for Letitia Barry (22) informed Dublin Circuit Criminal Court that unusual characteristics of the pedestrian crossing at Whitestown Road in Rush, Co Dublin, partially obscured the victim’s visibility […]
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Man (40) remanded over alleged attempt to collect pension at Carlow post office (via Irish Times)
Judge sentences Declan Haughney to six months over separate theft incidents By Charlie Keegan, 23 February 2022 https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/courts/district-court/man-40-remanded-over-alleged-attempt-to-collect-pension-at-carlow-post-office-1.4810068 A 40-year-old who is accused of bringing a dead man into a post office in Carlow town in an attempt to collect his pension has been further remanded in custody with consent to bail. Declan Haughney, of […]
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Red Cow Hotel to pay waiter €12,500 after general manager repeatedly called him ‘Chico’
Filipe Ongaro told the Workplace Relations Commission he was so upset by the repeated use of the term that he could not work his shift the following day
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Jury acquits former garda of raping his wife at their family home
By Declan Brennan, February 22 2022 https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/jury-acquits-former-garda-of-raping-his-wife-at-their-family-home-41373772.html A jury has acquitted a former garda of raping his wife at their family home nearly four years ago. The 60-year-old man has pleaded not guilty to raping his wife in her bedroom at their family home in Leinster on a date in July 2018. Neither the defendant […]
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Pepsi worker devastated at being forced to retire at 65 gets €40,000 in age bias case
Pat Cassidy’s Siptu representative said the commission has ordered that the company and union enter discussions on the implementation of a code of practice on longer working.
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Dad takes down town’s internet by mistake to get his kids offline
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/dad-takes-down-towns-internet-by-mistake-to-get-his-kids-offline/ Lawrence Abrams, 17 February 2022 A French dad faces jail time and a hefty fine after using a signal jammer to prevent his kids from going online and taking the rest of a nearby town down with them. Starting at midnight and until 3 AM every day of the week, the French town of […]
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Sunway Travel ordered to pay €12,000 over injury from ceiling fan
Man told aparthotel staff twice before accident that fan was dangerous, High Court hears
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Austrian investor pays €15m for famed Dundalk hotel
Thomas Röggla adds Ballymascanlon House Hotel to portfolio of four and five star venues https://www.irishtimes.com/business/commercial-property/austrian-investor-pays-15m-for-famed-dundalk-hotel-1.4809198 Ronald Quinlan 22nd February 2022 The well-known Ballymascanlon House Hotel in Dundalk, Co Louth, has been acquired by Davy Real Estate for the TMR Hotel Collection, the portfolio of four- and five-star hotels assembled by Austrian investor, Thomas Röggla. The […]
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Waterford woman’s challenge to personal injury award guidelines to be heard next month
Complainant, who injured her ankle when she tripped and fell on a public footpath, alleges the appropriate awards for the injury she sustained range from €18,000 to €34,000 but the Personal Injuries Assessment Board subsequently awarded her €3,000
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Legal fees halved by judge in case of boy who lost part of finger
Judge previously expressed concern that costs were high relative to proposed damages
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Boy’s case against HSE for alleged failure to diagnose hearing problem settled
Despite parental concern issue allegedly only came to light after routine tests in school
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Placenta Left In After Birth Negligence Claims Guide – Retained Placenta
A retained placenta can be a serious and potentially even life-threatening condition, due to associated haemorrhaging (serious blood loss).
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