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Full coverage: High Court

From a black beret to a “total opportunist”: Gerry Adams tells jury “I’m not on trial here”

During his second day of cross examination, the former Sinn Féin president was grilled by BBC lawyers on IRA informers and the disappeared. He called Patrick Radden Keefe’s Say Nothing a book “written by a total opportunist”.

Francesca Comyn
6th May, 2025 - 5 min read

BBC broadcast was a “reckless” and “unjustified attack” on Gerry Adams’ reputation

BBC Spotlight allegedly relied on a single anonymous source to claim the former Sinn Féin president sanctioned the death of IRA spy Denis Donaldson and should have come with a health warning, Adams's defamation trial hears.

Francesca Comyn
29th Apr, 2025 - 4 min read

A cat and mouse game as Rippling tries in vain to serve Deel CEO and in-house lawyers

Deel has said it wants the case to play out in Ireland but an affidavit from Rippling indicates that it is proving difficult to track down the co-defendants.

Alice Chambers
28th Apr, 2025 - 4 min read

West Cork Distillers file legal challenge over decision to quash planning for vital storage warehouses

An Bord Pleanála overturned a grant of permission from Cork County Council, going against the findings of its own planner. The warehouses are vital to plans to expand its maturation storage capacity as its business grows.

Niall Sargent
24th Apr, 2025 - 3 min read

Bray BusConnects route challenged in court over CPO of 57m2 space for a bike stand

Bastille Realty’s challenge is the third case filed against permission for the route in recent weeks. The cases follow challenges to four other corridors approved as part of the flagship transport project.

Niall Sargent
16th Apr, 2025 - 4 min read

“I provided Alex with a lot of Rippling’s confidential information”: HR firm joins rival Deel’s CEO to court proceedings

"Deel lawyers instructed Mr O'Brien to lie to Deel's own laywers" and make a false report to the Central Bank, a barrister for Rippling told the High Court. The judge called the allegations "extremely serious".

A. Chambers and T. Lyons
2nd Apr, 2025 - 5 min read

State heeds to concerns over XL bully ban and will update regulations

A judicial review case brought by animal welfare groups challenging the new rules will be struck out after the State agreed to incorporate an appeal mechanism into the regulations.

Niall Sargent
27th Feb, 2025 - 2 min read

Semi-states launch legal action to quash rulings about how much they pay in external legal fees

The information commissioner recently ruled that ESB and Coillte must reexamine decisions where they refused to release data on legal fees paid out to fight requests for environmental documents they hold.

Niall Sargent
20th Feb, 2025 - 2 min read

A suitable forum: “Unjust” to stop Declan Ganley’s defamation suit against CNN in Ireland

The businessman is suing the US network over a news story in October 2020 alleging the US Department of Defence came under pressure from the Trump White House to award a lease of mid-band spectrum to Rivada.

Francesca Comyn
11th Feb, 2025 - 3 min read

€790k penalty debt: Why Urbeo is seeking to wind up a Bernard McNamara property vehicle

The case taken by an Urbeo company comes fresh on the heels of the appointment of a liquidator to three McNamara property vehicles.

Niall Sargent
10th Feb, 2025 - 3 min read
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