A Cork betting tipster has been told it is a “bad idea” to keep posting about a rival tipster – who claims to be the “most-followed racing pundit in the world” – while subject of a High Court injunction. Rob Heneghan, a 27-year-old who runs the gambling tips business Pro Sports Advice Ltd, is suing … Read more
Nikita Hand to publish book on her fight for justice and challenging the ‘perfect victim’ idea The Journal ‘Silence protects the perpetrator’ – Nikita Hand’s memoir on being sexually assaulted by Conor McGregor to be published this September The Irish Independent Nikita Hand to open up on ‘survival, truth and personal bravery’ in new venture Extra.ie Nikita Hand … Read more
Tesco has secured a permanent High Court order preventing a couple from trespassing on an eight-acre development site in Galway city. Last July, the supermarket operator obtained a temporary injunction preventing Martin and Kathleen Donovan, who live in a caravan on a halting site at Túr Uisce, Doughiska, Galway, from trespassing on the land. The … Read more
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A man who needs full-time care after suffering a stroke has secured a €1 million settlement against a Dublin hospital after alleging it failed to administer sufficient anti-platelet medication to him on time. Beaumont Hospital admitted in the High Court case that its failure to give this medication was beneath its expected standard of care. … Read more
Michael Flatley’s continuing legal battle with an entertainment company over control of the Lord of the Dance show is fast becoming farcical, a High Court judge in Belfast has said. Judge Ian Huddleston expressed frustration at the “tit for tat” style of litigation being waged between the star and Switzer Consulting Ltd. On Tuesday, Flatley … Read more
The HSE must find alternative placements for several vulnerable Irish patients after being unexpectedly told they should be removed from a mental health hospital in England due to safety concerns. High Court president David Barniville, under whose orders some of the patients have been placed at St Andrew’s Healthcare in Northampton, said the decision by … Read more
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has rejected a couple’s application to urgently intervene in proceedings over their illegally built home in Co Meath. The application to the Strasbourg-based court by Michael (also known as Chris) Murray, and his wife Rose, was made before the full demolition of their home at Bohermeen last week … Read more
A couple whose illegally built home in Co Meath has been demolished are at the High Court in Dublin to respond to a judge finding them in contempt of court. Michael (also known as Chris) and Rose Murray are present for the proceedings in the Four Courts. Their solicitor, Neil McNelis, said on Sunday that … Read more
“I just finished that,” Philip Farrelly says, pointing to a copy of Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace. The epic Russian novel lies on a chair on the upper level of his extension, which was recently declared an unauthorised development by a Circuit Court judge. Behind the book, his bed faces large floor-to-ceiling windows offering views … Read more