Full coverage: Courts

Johnny Ronan's property development group launched legal action against Dublin City Council last month over the procurement process to develop a major coastal site, since aborted. The preferred bidder is now entering the legal battle.

The Northern Irish group behind Belfast's Merchant Hotel is bringing its fashionable Bullitt brand to the former Riverdance HQ in Dublin. But its plans for the €30m hotel development have allegedly been jeopardised by a row with a local landlord.

One of Dublin’s top building providers is challenging a move by a former managing director to sell 10% of the business to a rival, claiming he disclosed confidential company information. New court documents reveal what HPC alleges occurred.

Analysis by The Currency reveals that the tax authorities of six EU countries have received Irish-held customer data from Airbnb. Now, a new Irish court judgement paves the way for other members states to do likewise. What happens next?

Tech entrepreneur Barry Napier had a side business in pubs and restaurants. When that failed, his bankers went after his most precious asset – his shares in Cubic Telecom.

When the Leisureplex at Dublin’s Charlestown stopped paying rent during the pandemic, the shopping centre’s owners went to court. A High Court judge has now issued the first judgement in over 50 commercial rent disputes.

In the year preceding the Frenchwoman's killing in west Cork, Sam Smyth covered OJ Simpson's trial in similar circumstances of media frenzy and failure by the authorities to secure any murder conviction. The latest interview of Ian Bailey by Sinéad O'Connor rekindles his unease at the way journalists have repeatedly approached the case.

Bankrupt developer Sean Dunne has launched an Isle of Man salvo following the "secret" sale of a million euro property near the K Club. Freezing orders mean the proceeds cannot be dissipated.

After three days in front of a High Court jury, the judge decided that Michael Reilly’s defamation case had come to an end as the article was 100% accurate. The fact that it reached the court says much about the system.

Iranian-born businessman Robert Tchenguiz bought a €55 million debt of Derek Quinlan for just €5,000 – and called it in. The Irish financier has countersued and is prepared to fight his action.