Irish local news and public records
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judge criticises child and family agency as 13-year-old remains missing from care for weeks [2026] iedc 4 dublin metropolitan district court a has sharply criticised the after vulnerable remained more than three while no suitable registered residential placement had been provided. conor fottrell del
high court quashes refusal of protection to angolan man over flawed credibility findings [2026] iehc 143 the has quashed a decision refusing international an after finding that tribunal relied on factual errors, peripheral inconsistencies and speculation when assessing his credibility. mr justice ga
high court awards bulk of wind turbine nuisance costs to residents but refuses payment pending appeal [2026] iehc 155 the has awarded four their legal arising from successful noise proceedings against meenacloghspar (wind) limited, refused order an interim while company pursues appeal. margaret webs
high court says two patrick mcgreal cases should be struck out as abuse of process [2026] iehc 202 the has concluded that sets proceedings brought by out, after rejecting his attempts to challenge legal representation courts service staff, gardaí and other defendants. one case arose from an earlier
high court refuses to suspend ballyduff wind turbine restrictions pending appeal [2026] iehc 154 the has refused on operation of a at while farm operator appeals earlier findings that noise amounted nuisance neighbouring residents. ms justice emily egan ruled meenacloghspar (wind) limited must compl
high court rejects georgian woman's challenge to international protection refusal [2026] iehc 116 the has rejected a of despite findings that she had been subjected violence by her father and feared further serious harm if returned. in judgment delivered on 11 march 2026, mr justice cian ferriter up
district court grants care order to age 18 for child in foster since infancy [2026] iedc 5 dublin metropolitan the has granted a until two-and-a-half-year-old who remained with same carers shortly after birth. and family agency sought under section of act 1991. both parents opposed it asked child, i