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Full coverage: High Court

How Rathwood lost its way: Inside the struggles of a family retail success story

At a High Court examinership hearing, lawyers for the debt-riddled garden retailer that has left customers in limbo on refunds of up to €2.5 million blamed supply chain issues, and claimed it had worked "day and night" to keep the company afloat.

Francesca Comyn
8th May, 2026 - 4 min read

A quiet legal shift that could weaken corporate accountability

The Company Law Review Group is scrutinising the power for creditors to seek court-ordered inspections to investigate company affairs. Will its final advice limit or strengthen rules to expose corporate malfeasance?

Niall Sargent
7th May, 2026 - 4 min read

Greg Kavanagh companies facing winding up petitions by Revenue

The developer claims the companies “have no assets and have finished trading” and that he is due tax over-payments and refunds in excess of €6 million.

Francesca Comyn
30th Apr, 2026 - 2 min read

Greyhound body settles defamation case over critical consultancy report

Greyhound Racing Ireland recently settled with Raymond O'Hanlon of Preferred Results Ltd. He brought the case after GRI publicly questioned findings on overbreeding and culling in a 2017 report which later featured in an RTÉ Investigates expose in 2019.

Niall Sargent
27th Apr, 2026 - 3 min read

Alan Shatter, Liam Cunningham, and the High Court action

The former justice minister has issued a High Court case against the Game of Thrones actor over comments made on social media in relation to the conflict in the Middle East. The case was lodged yesterday.

Ian Kehoe
25th Apr, 2026 - 1 min read

Newly hired RTÉ executive criticised for handling of “high-stakes” regulatory probe

RTÉ recently welcomed the appointment of Annemarie Fritz as its next CFO. But a recent High Court ruling found "significant and serious error" in her handling of a regulatory probe at her previous job in the Central Bank.

Francesca Comyn
24th Apr, 2026 - 6 min read

Settling up: State faces serious bill over shelved refugee accommodation deals

As the State starts to settle multi-million-euro claims from private providers over cancelled accommodation contracts, officials are staying tight-lipped on the potential taxpayer bill. Just how high could it rise?

Niall Sargent
23rd Mar, 2026 - 7 min read

A crisis-era trade, a €36m paper loss, and a 19-year tax battle

In the final weeks before the 2008 financial crisis, three investors entered trades that would echo through the courts for nearly two decades – ending in a High Court ruling this month.

Ian Kehoe
18th Mar, 2026 - 4 min read

Hotelier admits misleading business partner over Spanish loan

Denis Connolly, co-proprietor of the upmarket Wicklow wedding venue Tinakilly House, accepted under cross-examination that he used money advanced by his business partner to clear his own debts at a time when he was in financial difficulty.

Francesca Comyn
13th Feb, 2026 - 2 min read

Filipino businesswoman Virginia Lane gives evidence in bitter Tinakilly House row

Lane, the wife of Irish-born businessman Gerry Lane, gave her evidence today in relation to a dispute between the couple and their hotel co-investor Denis Connolly.

Tom Lyons
6th Feb, 2026 - 5 min read
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