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Young mother bled to death following ‘systems failure’ at Limerick hospital, inquest hears (via Irish Times)
Coroner returns verdict of medical misadventure as University Hospital Limerick issues apology to family of Susan Doherty A young mother bled to death following a “systems failure” in her care while she was an inpatient at University Hospital Limerick, an inquest into her death has heard. The UL Hospitals Group issued an unreserved apology to […]
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School teacher Enoch Burke sent back to Mountjoy Prison after bid for freedom fails (via Independent.ie)
Enoch Burke has failed in a bid to be set free from prison after a judge refused to grant him an injunction restraining his school from continuing his paid suspension from work. The secondary school teacher was returned to Mountjoy Prison this evening after orders he sought were refused by Ms Justice Eileen Roberts. The […]
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Man awarded €508,000 after hotel lift fell three floors has damages reduced by €120,000
Mr Meehan, who is aged in his mid-40s, sustained multiple fractures to the spine, and knee injuries and was in a wheelchair for three months after the incident
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Motorist ‘ran at traffic warden and assaulted him over ticket’, court told
A motorist attacked a traffic warden, leaving him with bruises when he became “irate” at being given a parking ticket, it is alleged.
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Barrister accused of murder wants to return to his farm, court told (via Irish Times)
Judge rules that Diarmuid Phelan must return to the Court of Appeal in order to amend bail conditions A barrister charged with murder must return to the Court of Appeal for permission to return to his farmland, a judge has ruled. Law professor Diarmuid Phelan (53) is charged with the murder of father-of-four Keith Conlon […]
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Taxi driver who shared videos of couple engaged in ‘sex act’ in back of cab appeals three-year ban (via Independent.ie)
A disgraced taxi driver who shared videos of two people engaging in “intimate foreplay” is appealing his three-year ban. Andrew Tortolani was handed a two-month prison sentence last December, suspended for two years, after he shared the clips. Three recordings were initially sent to 10 people in a WhatsApp group, but within days they had […]
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https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/teacher-enoch-burke-sent-to-mountjoy-prison-for-contempt-of-court-41960828.html
Enoch Burke told the High Court: “I am here today because I would not call a boy a girl.” Enoch Burke has been committed to Mountjoy Prison for contempt of court after telling a judge he would not abide by a court order restraining him from attending for work while suspended, claiming that to do […]
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Barrister brings action against Beacon Hospital over alleged treatment refusal
Alan Toal claims when he was due to attend his treating physician he was told the hospital had decided not to make an appointment
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Prison service to pay €55k to official not allowed to work from home during pandemic
Prison service to pay €55k to official not allowed to work from home during pandemic The Irish Prison Service (IPS) has been ordered to pay €55,000 to a senior official with a heart condition who was denied the right to work from home during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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School seeks to have teacher Enoch Burke jailed over alleged breach of court order in row over transgender student (via Independent.ie)
A teacher who objects to addressing a student with the pronoun “they” has breached the terms of a temporary injunction preventing him from attending or teaching at the secondary school where he is employed, the High Court has heard. As a result of the alleged breach of the order granted earlier this week, Wilson’s Hospital […]
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Prison service to pay €55k to official not allowed to work from home during pandemic (via Irish Legal News)
The Irish Prison Service (IPS) has been ordered to pay €55,000 to a senior official with a heart condition who was denied the right to work from home during the Covid-19 pandemic. The complainant instructed solicitors in June 2020 to lodge two complaints with the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) in June 2020, the first alleging […]
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Barrister brings action against Beacon Hospital over alleged treatment refusal (via Irish Times)
Alan Toal claims when he was due to attend his treating physician he was told the hospital had decided not to make an appointment A barrister has brought High Court proceedings over an alleged refusal by the Beacon Hospital to allow him to get any treatment at the private medical facility. The action has been […]
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