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Euro 30,000 awarded to headbutt victim

Sligo Circuit Court heard how a young man was headbutted by another in the street in Sligo almost seven years ago, as a result of which he lost two front teeth.

Connaught Law Firm of the Year

Callan Tansey wins Connacht Law Firm of the Year

Filmmaker settles libel case after RTE issues an apology

A FILMMAKER has welcomed an apology from RTE for "unfair and incorrect" claims made about her in a programme broadcast on Radio na Gaeltachta almost two years ago.

Filmmaker secures apology from RTÉ

A filmmaker has secured an apology from RTÉ at the High Court in settlement of defamation proceedings

Woman sues over ‘dating agency hell’

A WOMAN WHO sued a dating agency for negligence, breach of duty and fraudulent misrepresentation had her case dismissed at a Donegal court yesterday.

Caroline McLaughlin acted for the Donegal Matchmaker Mary Mitchell

A WOMAN who sought damages from a dating agency after she was "groped, assaulted and battered" by prospective suitors

APOLOGY Neasa Ni Chianain

Sunday Independent suggested that Neasa Ni Chianain, the prominent documentary film maker, had acted improperly

Boy left with cerebral palsy awarded EUR 4.5m damages

A SEVERELY disabled teenage boy with cerebral palsy has secured €4.5 million in a settlement of his High Court action against the Health Service Executive (HSE)

Mum died waiting for A&E bed

It was "inconceivable and beggars belief" that notes were not kept of a post-mortem examination on a woman who collapsed and died while waiting for a bed