The family of a young woman who died after her car veered on to the wrong side of the road and into the path of a cement truck, has alleged that her death arose from alleged negligence and failures to ensure the road was safe. Ashling Gallagher was killed instantly in the collision at Murrivaugh, [...]
A soldier who was in the Army Ranger unit when he dislocated his ankle in his first parachute jump has been awarded €80,000 damages by the High Court. Mr Justice Bernard Barton said Cpl Gerard Kirby is a career solider who considers the Army to be his life and whose disappointment at being unable to [...]
Three people have been injured following a bull attack in a Co. Clare mart, the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) has confirmed. The attack reportedly took place yesterday, May 25, in Ennis Mart. Three people are believed to have been injured during the incident, which took place in the loading/unloading area of the mart. One [...]
Irish film director Neil Jordan has settled his High Court action over a fall in front of a Dublin Bus in the city centre. Dublin Bus and one of its drivers had both denied liability over the incident, which involved no contact between the bus and Mr Jordan. No details of the settlement, reached after [...]
If you have ever been involved in an accident or received an injury because of negligence, you will know how difficult it can be to get the justice you deserve. Any claim for injury must have enough evidence for the court to rule in your favor, but obtaining that evidence can sometimes be difficult.With technology [...]
A couple who want to take their sick baby son to the US for treatment are waiting for a ruling on the latest stage of a legal battle after asking Court of Appeal judges not to take away the "only remaining hope". Chris Gard and Connie Yates want nine-month-old Charlie Gard, who suffers from a [...]
Every month there is an incident of a passenger being scalded on Ryanair flights, the Circuit Civil Court was told on Wednesday. Cabin attendant Irene Haygir told Judge Jacqueline Linnane that there was no doubt but that Gráinne Dunworth had been scalded on a flight from Prague to Dublin in January last year. Ms Dunworth [...]
Bob Geldof has demanded that one of his former Boomtown Rats bandmates put his house on the line, as they've become embroiled in a royalty battle in court. The battle is over their greatest hit, I Don't Like Mondays, which is credited to Bob alone, however - the band's former pianist Johnnie Fingers has claimed that he [...]
He found Nualtra had infringed NutriMedical’s trademark in relation to the nutritional supplement drink Nutriplete. The drink is only sold to medical professionals and not directly to the consumer. Nualtra marketed its drink under the name Nutraplen with very similar visual and aural marks and with a limited conceptual similarity, the judge found. Nualtra renamed [...]
Boorman, who hit the road with Ewan McGregor in the Long Way Down and the Long Way Round, was left in a wheelchair after a horrific crash in Portugal in February last year. Recalling the accident he said: “I remember it all, I remember flying through the air heading towards the pavement and a brick [...]