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high court quashes deportation order against egyptian father but upholds residence refusal [2026] iehc 361 the has quashed a an man living in ireland with his wife and young daughter, upheld earlier decision refusing him permission to remain under eu-law principles concerning parents of eu citizen c
high court rejects challenge over garda retention and later seizure of €16,000 in operation wattle investigation [2026] iehc 372 the has rejected a by vjollca huba pjeter to continued detention found during search linked transnational investigation. cash, consisting 320 €50 notes, was bedroom wardro
supreme court overturns ruling that quashed andrejs ratinskis drink-driving conviction [2026] iesc 33 by owen reid the has overturned a high which ratinskis's because garda evidence did not account for every stage in custody of his blood sample before it was posted analysis. arrested shortly after 1
high court strikes dublin solicitor eugene kearns off roll after misconduct findings [2026] iehc 411 the has ordered kearns, formerly practising from lower abbey street in city centre, to be struck of solicitors following multiple professional misconduct. mr justice david barniville, president court
high court rejects labour market access claim based on delay in asylum appeal [2026] iehc 359 the has rejected a by an international protection applicant who argued that 18-month wait for decision his should give him to irish market. applicant, identified as b., sought may 2024. office refused appli
nigerian man wins high court challenge over protection refusal [2026] iehc 360 the has ordered a fresh assessment of man’s international claim after finding that appeals tribunal failed to properly examine whether police could protect him from powerful and politically connected alleged persecutors.
high court rejects clonmel garda challenge to dismissal over drink-driving conviction [2026] iehc 366 the has rejected a clonmel-based garda’s his summary following in which he was recorded at more than four times legal alcohol limit. john english, serving member of an síochána with 17-year career,
court of appeal upholds sentences over n24 pursuit that ended in fatal limerick collision [2026] ieca 132 the has upheld prison imposed on two men a between pallasgreen and dromkeen which with motorcyclists. michael stanners received concurrent six-and-a-half-year after jury convicted him counts end
balbriggan solicitor struck off after client account shortfall and misuse of funds [2026] iehc 400 high court a has been the upheld serious disciplinary findings involving money repeated breaches professional rules. ian mcsweeney had practised as principal solicitors at 25 dublin street, balbriggan.
high court strikes alternative truth meaning from georgetown press defence in paul tweed libel case [2026] iehc 376 the has struck out part of university press's solicitor tweed's defamation action over a passage book dealing with alleged influence operations linked to united arab emirates. seeks da
cavan solicitor struck off after findings of dishonesty and misuse client funds [2026] iehc 380 high court by aisling byrne the has ronan o'brien roll solicitors following dishonesty, misappropriation repeated breaches solicitors' accounting rules. formerly practised as principal & company at 69 chu