Court archive
Court reports mentioning Carrigtwohill, Cork
2025-06-26 · Cork
Re-Turn Ireland has failed in a bid to have a discrimination case brought by Pat McCarthy thrown out at the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC). The tribunal issued a preliminary ruling rejecting the respondent's application to dismiss the claim as misconceived. Mr McCarthy, a blind man, alleged he is disadvantaged by the deposit return scheme because he cannot read markings indicating whether containers are included. He stated that at an Aldi store in Carrigtwohill, Co Cork, he was unable to locate or use a reverse vending machine or identify the Re-Turn logo. Re-Turn Ireland, trading as Deposit Return Scheme Ireland CLG, denied the statutory complaint under the Equal Status Act 2000. Its lawyers argued the WRC lacked jurisdiction and that Re-Turn was not providing a service to the public, but merely managing the scheme as a government-approved body. Adjudication officer Brian Dalton found it "very clear" that the respondent determines how the scheme works, prescribes logos and bar codes, and approves reverse vending machines. He concluded that Mr McCarthy made out an arguable case that the body is providing a service by prescribing how the scheme is accessed. The complaint was found not to be misconceived and will be set down for a hearing of the substantive matter.
2025-05-19 · Cork
In the trial of Richard Satchwell, the defence counsel challenged the Gardaí's claim that the accused was paraded before the press after being charged with murdering his wife. The Garda detective denied that a "perp walk" occurred, stating that Satchwell was handcuffed and escorted to Cashel District Court by five officers, but that this was not a public parade. The defence also questioned whether the Gardaí had over‑compensated for a 2017 investigative failure, to which the detective admitted he could only speak of his involvement from 2021. The trial heard that Satchwell, aged 58, was charged in October 2023 after an invasive search of the home uncovered his wife's decomposed remains. The case continues before Mr Justice Paul McDermott and a jury.
2022-06-03 · Cork
In a Disclosures Tribunal hearing on 3 June 2022, retired Garda Superintendent John Quilter testified that he could not have conspired with other senior officers to place former Sergeant Paul Barry in a room with Superintendent Michael Comyns during the 2014 Irish Open. Quilter said he had booked a family holiday in December 2013, a month before the tournament location was announced, and therefore could not have planned the arrangement. Barry, who had been physically ill during the event, claimed that the presence of Comyns at a pre‑event briefing caused his sickness and that he was targeted by both Quilter and Comyns. Quilter acknowledged taking Barry's concerns into account but stated he had organised cover at the superintendent level from December 2013, noting that a garden festival in Mallow left Comyns as the only available superintendent. The tribunal will resume its hearings on 14 June.
2022-05-27 · Cork
Paul Barry, a retired Garda sergeant from Mitchelstown, claims that in 2012 he was instructed by Superintendent Michael Comyns to conceal an alleged child sexual abuse case involving a suspect linked to senior Gardaí. Barry says Comyns also bullied and harassed him, leading Barry to file a complaint in October 2012. The Director of Public Prosecutions later decided not to prosecute the child abuse allegation, and in November 2015 the DPP also declined to prosecute Barry's claim that Comyns had perverted the course of justice due to insufficient evidence. Barry alleges that Comyns directed him to cover up the abuse and that he was subsequently targeted, refusing to attend briefings and phone calls from Comyns. Barry maintains that the allegations are unfounded, while Comyns denies any wrongdoing. The Disclosures Tribunal is hearing the case in Dublin Castle, with Barry presenting his evidence and the opposing counsel arguing against the allegations. The tribunal will resume its hearings next week.
2022-05-24 · Cork
Paul Barry, a retired Garda sergeant from Mitchelstown, claims he was bullied and harassed by senior Gardaí, including Superintendent Michael Comyns and Chief Superintendent Gerard Dillane. He says a 2012 complaint about a child sexual assault investigation was suppressed, and the DPP later decided no prosecution would occur. Barry alleges he was forced to return to work in 2013 without a medical certificate, despite GP advice that he should not. He reports that he was unfit for duty for 239 days due to work‑related stress and bullying. Barry says he was pressured to apply for a transfer, which he refused because it would have financial consequences. He also claims he was forced to attend a golf duty in 2014 that made him physically sick, leading him to submit a retirement application immediately afterwards. The tribunal is hearing his evidence in Dublin Castle.
2016-01-29 · Cork
The High Court, on 29 January 2016, appointed Neil Hughes and Joseph Walsh of Hughes Blake as joint provisional liquidators for Innovation Enterprises Ltd, a Cork-based chemical manufacturing firm employing 31 people. The appointment followed a request from Ross Gorman Bl, who argued the company was "hopelessly" insolvent after its Swiss parent, Orphee SA, withdrew support. Innovation Enterprises, which produces and sells 200 chemical reagents to hospitals, laboratories and other businesses, had been loss‑making and could not meet its debt obligations or pay its wage bill due at the end of the month. Counsel noted the firm had failed to secure additional investment and that the provisional liquidators were required to preserve assets and monitor hazardous chemicals that must be stored at specific temperatures to remain usable. The case is scheduled to return to the court in February.