A member of the senior Laois hurling panel has been awarded €20,000 in compensation following personal injuries* he suffered as a result of a road traffic accident that occurred four…
A 38 year old Dunnes Stores sales assistant who lacerated her right thumb with discarded glass while removing rubbish bags has been awarded €6,050 in damages for a personal injury*…
Local Property tax returns must be filed online by midnight tonight. The Revenue estimate that over 500,000 homeowners have yet to register for the property tax.
The Transport Minister, Leo Varadkar will unveil targets to make significant reduction to the national death toll after the level of fatalities more than halved since 2007. The focus will…
The Personal Insolvency Bill was passed by the Houses of Oireachtas on the 19th December 2012. In accordance with the Constitution, it will now be presented to the President for…
A couple and their baby who were mistakenly boarded up in their own home by council workmen have settled a damages claim against Dublin City Council. The couple claimed they…
The Midlands Regional Hospital in Portlaoise has apologised to the parents of an eight-year-old boy who died 18 hours after he was discharged from its emergency department.
A conference on “Patients’ Rights, Access to Justice and the Case for Candour” has heard that patients, doctors and health managers would all benefit from a health system that requires…
A four-year-old girl who cut her knee after kneeling on broken glass while watching a concert at her crèche, has been awarded €25,000 damages. The Circuit Court was told that…
A man suffered severe and permanent personal injuries* as a result of a road traffic accident has secured €6.5 million in compensation in settlement of his High Court action.
A woman who fell in an RTÉ studio as she was about to do a weigh-in as a contestant in the Operation Transformation dieting programme has settled her High Court…