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Issue raised is whether a judge who took part in guidelines vote should recuse themselves from lead case, court hears https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/courts/high-court/judge-fixes-hearing-for-preliminary-issue-in-personal-injuries-guidelines-challenge-1.4780576 By Aodhan O’Faolain for Irish Times The High Court has fixed a date next month for the hearing of an important preliminary issue raised in the lead challenge against new guidelines for personal injury […]

57-year-old fractured elbow when he came off bike on his way to work at Dublin airport https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/courts/high-court/motorcyclist-who-hit-crowd-control-barrier-in-place-for-community-festival-settles-case-1.4781577 A motorcyclist who was injured when his bike hit a crowd-control barrier allegedly left on a roadway for a community festival has settled his High Court action. Des Kearns (57), of Wooddale Road, Rush, Co Dublin, sued Fingal

Accident happened in December 2016 when girl was travelling to festive grotto in Donegal https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/courts/high-court/girl-who-fell-from-santa-train-settles-high-court-action-1.4782715 A girl who fell out of a miniature “Santa train” on her way to visit a festive grotto has settled her High Court action against the operators for €192,000. Freya Moore, who was six at the time of the 2016

Review published into South Kerry Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services https://www.irishtimes.com/news/health/hse-report-finds-hundreds-of-children-received-risky-treatment-from-doctor-in-south-kerry-1.4785707?localLinksEnabled=false By Paul Cullen for Irish Times Hundreds of children received “risky” treatment from a doctor working in mental health in South Kerry and significant harm was caused to 46 of them, a report has found. The review into allegations that young people who

Marathon runner and mother-of-one Sandra O’Brien (55) was among 72 people who got sick in outbreak linked to cold cooked turkey supplied by catering company by Andrew Phelan https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/i-knew-straight-away-she-was-dead-husband-tells-of-finding-his-wife-lifeless-in-bed-after-food-poisoning-at-communion-party-41248337.html A “VIBRANT and healthy” mother of one died of food poisoning after eating contaminated cold cooked turkey at her grand-niece’s communion party, an inquest heard. Sandra

via Irish Legal News https://www.irishlegal.com/articles/and-finally-flushed-with-success An Italian couple have won a nearly two-decade-long court battle over their neighbour’s toilet flushing loudly in the night. The couple, from La Spezia, launched the case in 2003 shortly after their neighbours installed a new bathroom adjacent to the couple’s bedroom. The water tank from the new toilet was

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/man-who-slipped-in-porch-of-his-council-home-after-five-pints-of-guinness-fails-to-prove-local-authority-in-any-way-responsible-41261945.html By Tim Healy A man injured when he fell on the wet and slippery tiles in the porch of his rented council home has failed to prove the local authority was “in any way responsible” for the accident, the High Court has found. Thomas Keegan (53), McNeil Drive, Cranmore, Co Sligo, was originally awarded

Children’s father Andrew McGinley has also issued medical negligence actions in the High Court By Shane Phelan https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/deirdre-morley-who-killed-her-three-children-sues-hse-hospital-and-consultant-41261357.html Deirdre Morley, the mentally ill mother who killed her three children, and her husband Andrew McGinley have both issued medical negligence actions against the HSE in relation to her care. The Governors of St Patrick’s Hospital in

By Charlie Weston for Independent.ie https://www.independent.ie/business/personal-finance/your-personal-finance-questions-i-was-mugged-so-can-i-make-a-claim-on-my-home-insurance-41241992.html Q I was mugged recently and my wallet and my keys, which were in my handbag, were stolen. I have reported it to the Gardaí and cancelled my cards. Because I had my ID and proof of address in my bag, I also had to have all the locks

By Katie Byrne for Independent.ie https://www.independent.ie/opinion/comment/modern-morals-i-broke-off-my-engagement-after-my-fiance-cheated-on-me-do-i-have-to-return-the-ring-41237935.html Question: I broke off my engagement a few months ago when I discovered my partner of six years had cheated on me. He gave me a ring that cost approximately €10,000 and now he’s demanding I give it back to him. He took out a loan to pay for