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No employee should be left alone especially when in very remote places, says worker https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/courts/high-court/stag-attack-on-esb-worker-will-forever-haunt-him-as-he-settles-case-1.4776425 A former ESB worker who was tossed into the air by a stag on a Tipperary mountain said the attack would forever haunt him. In a statement after he settled his High Court action against the ESB on Friday, John […]

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/family-of-factory-worker-who-died-from-asbestos-illness-say-others-may-be-unaware-of-health-risks-40285312.html Patrick Byrne, who spent 20 years working at a tyre factory, died of an aggressive form of cancer The family of a retired factory worker who died from an illness caused by exposure to asbestos has expressed concern that other employees at a former tyre factory in Dublin may be unaware of the risk

https://www.irishlegal.com/articles/ecthr-gay-cake-saga-cut-short-as-strasbourg-declares-application-inadmissible By Conor Courtney The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has dismissed the so-called “gay cake” case brought by Gareth Lee, a UK national, represented by Ciaran Moynagh of Phoenix Law, against the United Kingdom government. The ECtHR found that Mr Lee had relied on national legislation to advance his discrimination claims in the

https://www.independent.ie/life/health-wellbeing/ask-allison-i-am-done-with-my-mother-in-law-how-can-i-get-my-husband-to-take-my-side-41223997.html By Allison Keating Q: I have just spent the most infuriating Christmas with my mother-in-law. We had my husband’s parents and brother over for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, and not only did she pass remarks on how I raise my children and how my tree looked “very stylish but not very festive”, she

Government abandons promise to pursue firms for the value of any deductions made https://www.businesspost.ie/insurance/taxpayers-lose-as-insurers-keep-millions-in-state-funds-cut-from-covid-payouts-bba7b1c9 By Peter O’Dwyer Insurance companies are set to pocket millions of euro of taxpayers’ money intended to support businesses through the Covid-19 pandemic, as the government has abandoned plans to pursue them for repayments. The Business Post revealed last year that

https://www.irishlegal.com/articles/opinion-its-time-for-the-insurance-industry-to-honour-its-promise-on-lowering-premiums Jason O’Sullivan, solicitor and public affairs consultant at J.O.S Solicitors, calls on Irish insurers to make good on their promises to lower premiums. The lobbying and public affairs industry in Ireland plays an important role in helping to shape public policy and legislative agendas. It is an important function for both commercial and not-for-profit

by Charlie Weston for independent.ie January 04 2022 Insurance companies have promised the finance minister that they will pass on savings to consumers from reforms in the sector. Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe said he had met with the chief executives of major insurers here and they are committed to lowering premiums. This is in response

Can I be sued if they damage a vehicle or person? And if I decide to cut them down, do I need a licence? by Deirdre Flynn for independent.ie September 29 2020 Dear Deirdre, I’m a small beef farmer in the midlands and I have an outfarm that’s about 10km from my main farm, so

A man who ended up blind and unable to walk after he went to Cork University Hospital with a brain shunt problem as a teenager has settled a High Court action for €25 million. Conor McCormack’s counsel told the High Court that nothing was done in the hospital for three weeks and, as a result,

The opening of a malicious Microsoft Excel file attached to a phishing email led to the cyber attack that crippled the national health service earlier this year, according to a report on the incident published on Friday. The file was opened at a HSE workstation on March 18th, with the email having been sent to