# Ruling

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# castle durrow

Boss attacked me for moving beer bottles too early in the morning, sacked worker claims

Former luxury hotel worker Eugene Young was awarded €30,000 for unfair dismissal.

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Aug 2nd 2015, 7:30 AM

# what's in a name

High Court decision clears the UK Times to launch its Irish edition (finally)

Times Newspapers London today won a ruling in the High Court against the Irish Times which says they are entitled to launch an Irish edition of their UK brand.

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Jul 27th 2015, 4:09 PM

# Ruling

Irish Independent's 'gunpoint' story about Gerry Adams misleading, says watchdog

The Ombudsman said the paper should have clarified that remarks he made about its editor referred to events in 1916.

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Jul 13th 2015, 10:19 AM

# Debt Management

Those in debt will not be hit with extra VAT charge

A ruling has found that debt management company Money Village will not be subject to VAT.

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Jun 17th 2015, 10:12 AM

# Report

'I committed no offence': Adams cleared of withholding information on niece's abuse

Northern Ireland’s Attorney General found in a report that the Public Prosecution Service was correct in its earlier judgement.

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Jun 9th 2015, 5:07 PM

# Read all about it

What did Denis O'Brien achieve by trying to stop THAT speech going public?

The Streisand effect in full swing.

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Jun 2nd 2015, 9:30 PM

# Birmingham

Loud sex lands British woman in prison

The woman’s boyfriend, Wayne, received no punishment.

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Jun 2nd 2015, 12:09 PM

# Equality Tribunal

MS sufferer made to do 'boring, degrading and insulting' work awarded €20,000

She had been inappropriately transferred by her employer.

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Mar 20th 2015, 4:56 PM

# Family

Separated man awarded €4,000 after being told not to attend his daughter's sports day

The man’s wife had enrolled her in a school without his knowledge.

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Nov 17th 2014, 5:30 PM

# Ruling

High Court rules direct provision does not breach human rights

The €19.10 payment and the operation of direct provision were not deemed unlawful.

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Nov 14th 2014, 3:32 PM

# Benefits

A European court has ruled against "welfare tourism"

The European Court of Justice said that Germany did not have to give a Romanian man benefits.

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Nov 12th 2014, 7:34 AM

# abuse ruling

Taoiseach (and two Ministers) will meet with Louise O'Keeffe in 'the coming weeks'

It was originally hoped that this meeting would take place in September.

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Oct 25th 2014, 7:45 AM

# upheld

Press watchdog says Indo got it wrong on Gerry Adams letter

The Press Ombudsman says the article breached the Sinn Féin leader’s right to a good name.

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Oct 17th 2014, 7:30 PM

# Equality Tribunal

Receptionist wins €63k for victimisation and reduced hours after maternity leave

In a separate case, the HSE was found not to have discriminated against a young man with a number of health issues.

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Sep 15th 2014, 11:14 AM

# Unfair Dismissal

Woman sacked after child played in créche toilet bowl gets €15k

The tribunal ruled that too much blame was attributed to the créche worker over the incident.

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Aug 23rd 2014, 12:40 PM

# Courts

Was it legal? High Court refers PTSB bail-out case to Europe

The High Court could not rule on whether the move was legal.

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Aug 15th 2014, 6:04 PM

# Farce

Opinion: Celtic-Legia debacle highlights UEFA's ridiculous double standards

It was confirmed earlier today that the Scottish side would progress to the next round despite being beaten 6-1.

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Aug 8th 2014, 4:01 PM

# speed check

High Court ruling may result in the dismissal of many speeding cases

Justice Kearns said it is ‘insufficient’ for the gardaí to state that it is ‘normal or usually the case’ that the photographic record is included with the summons.

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Jul 11th 2014, 7:18 PM

# Ruling

Court tells department to give two children with Down syndrome maximum resource teaching hours

The High Court made the decision in a dispute between two families and the Department of Education.

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Jun 26th 2014, 8:35 PM

# Blocking

EU Court of Justice rules that ISPs can be forced to block copyright-infringing sites

The ruling allows ISPs to decide the best way to combat copyright violations in their respective country.

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Mar 27th 2014, 4:48 PM

# regulations

Japan decides bitcoin isn't a currency, but will be taxed

Under the new regulations, the Japanese government will treat bitcoin like any other goods and services, and will tax any transactions made using it.

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Mar 7th 2014, 10:58 AM

# Supreme Court

Suspects being questioned by gardaí 'need greater protection'

The Supreme Court has ruled that anyone being held in custody who requests a lawyer cannot be questioned until they get legal advice.

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Mar 7th 2014, 8:18 AM

# safe streets

ASBOs can change perception that 'out of control' O'Connell Street is unsafe

The Dublin City Business Improvement District think ASBOs will improve Dublin’s anti-social behaviour issues, but a Dublin City Councillor said he isn’t convinced.

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Feb 6th 2014, 12:41 PM

# Fixing

Apple loses bid to block antitrust monitor from ebooks case

The company tried to block the monitor saying he had a personal bias against it.

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Jan 14th 2014, 2:06 PM

# Ruling

Russia ordered to pay €2m to families of 36 'disappeared' Chechens

The men were abducted at night by Russian federal servicemen. None of their families have had any news of them since.

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Jan 10th 2014, 8:00 AM

# Courts

Teen girls' rapist and killer freed under rights ruling

European Court of Human Rights ordered immediate release of Miguel Ricart under an October ruling that has several violent convicts demanding their freedom.

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Nov 30th 2013, 7:00 AM

# statement in full

Parents of Dylan Gaffney Hayes release statement about €8.5m HSE settlement

The family of Dylan Gaffney Hayes, who suffered catastrophic brain injuries during birth, was awarded a settlement of €8.5 million in the High Court today.

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Nov 29th 2013, 11:05 PM

# Courts

Conversation between two judges on family law case had 'no effect' on ruling

In a ruling in July, Judge Henry Abbott said a fellow judge had approached him about a case that was before him.

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Nov 4th 2013, 7:12 PM

# Data Protection

Facebook to pay out for using personal data in adverts

The social network must pay $20 million after an estimated 614,000 Facebook users had their personal details appear in ads on the site.

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Aug 27th 2013, 3:56 PM

# Copyright

Supreme Court: Eircom can continue 'three strikes' policy on illegal downloading

The Data Protection Commissioner had appealed a High Court ruling which had quashed an earlier decision to order Eircom to suspend it’s ‘three strikes and your out’ agreement with four music companies.

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Jul 3rd 2013, 2:44 PM

# Ruling

Ryanair loses EU court battle over sale of Alitalia planes

The Dublin-based carrier had argued the sale shouldn’t be allowed as the Italian airline received unlawful state aid.

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Jun 13th 2013, 1:52 PM

# Marie Fleming

Supreme Court: Ireland has a right to life, not a right to die

There was standing-room only in the small courtroom on Monday morning as the 7 judges ruled that Marie Fleming, who has MS, did not have the right to end her own life with help from her partner.

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Apr 30th 2013, 6:45 AM

# landmark case

Supreme Court dismisses Marie Fleming’s ‘right to die’ appeal

Chief Justice Susan Denham said the circumstances were “very tragic” but that there was no Constitutional ‘right to die’.

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Apr 29th 2013, 10:50 AM

Voices

Column: How can lay juries cope with serious fraud cases, like that of Anglo Irish Bank?

With over 24 million documents and a court case that could take over six months, the availability of jurors and their understanding of this complex trial is being flagged by legal professionals. Nuala Haughey explores the future of juries in white collar crime cases.

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Mar 27th 2013, 7:00 AM

# Ruling

Olympics: India suspended from IOC - source

The suspension comes amid an ongoing row between the Indian Olympic Association and the organisation.

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Dec 4th 2012, 3:35 PM

# ESM

European court rules against Thomas Pringle, says ESM is lawful

The European Court of Justice has ruled that the eurozone’s permanent bailout fund is lawful.

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Nov 27th 2012, 9:00 AM

# Expert Group

Prime Time 'reveals section of Expert Group report on abortion'

It said that its recommended options to implement the European Ruling in the case of A, B and C versus Ireland include primary legislation or guidelines.

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Nov 22nd 2012, 11:07 PM

# Referendum

Varadkar: 'If the government made a mistake we accept that'

The Transport Minister has insisted that the children’s referendum will go ahead tomorrow amid calls for it to be postponed in the wake of the Supreme Court ruling about the government’s information campaign.

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