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Courts
Schoolgirl bitten on the face by dog awarded €20,000 in damages
26 Apr 2017
34.3k
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High Court
Man wanted over attempted murder of police officer granted bail after mother puts up €30k
12 Apr 2017
13.1k
Blanchardstown
Man who claimed he was falsely accused of not paying for a jambon pastry awarded €20,000
28 Mar 2017
60.3k
52
Irish Law
Judge rules winning gamblers have no legal guarantee of being paid
20 Mar 2017
53.8k
74
Childcare
Young boys who appeared in Prime Time crèche exposé awarded €48k in damages
14 Mar 2017
43.4k
21
On the bus
Man wins damages after claiming Dublin Bus ruined his family trip to Ireland
10 Mar 2017
77.6k
73
restaurant
Woman who struggles to play ukulele after injuring finger is awarded €18,500
4 Mar 2017
20.0k
56
Unfair Dismissal
Man loses €24,000 unfair dismissal case over last-minute 'blatant lie'
27 Feb 2017
48.4k
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Donnybrook Garage
Bus driver awarded €12,500 damages over 'very offending' graffiti on toilet door
24 Feb 2017
36.4k
Dublin
Woman attacked by dog in public park loses €60k damages claim against council
23 Feb 2017
30.7k
Courts
Cyclist who collided with passenger at bus stop awarded €15,000 in damages
21 Feb 2017
33.7k
108
Withdrawn
Court told taxi driver was 'lying through his teeth' in car crash injury claim
20 Feb 2017
33.9k
Killiney
Musician loses damages claim after falling into moat while allegedly 'spinning around looking at the stars'
20 Feb 2017
28.4k
1
restauranteur
Electric Picnic founder John Reynolds is looking to open a 'quirky' new music venue in Dublin
17 Feb 2017
22.5k
17
Futuristic
High-tech hotel backed by Denis O'Brien to open in Dublin next July
16 Feb 2017
32.4k
45
Circuit Civil Court
Young girl receives €17,500 after being fed "excessively hot soup" by creche
15 Feb 2017
31.9k
85
Circuit Civil Court
Former hairdresser who claimed she was intimidated by ex-employer awarded €25,000 in damages
14 Feb 2017
30.9k
22
Courts
Retired garda given €90k in damages after being attacked on duty
7 Feb 2017
18.2k
33
Cabinteely
Dozens ordered to leave Cabinteely hostel due to 'fire and health risk'
27 Jan 2017
14.6k
15
Car Chase
Former garda forced to retire because of psychological injuries awarded €162,000
17 Jan 2017
24.4k
43
Clarehall
Schoolboy was left 'dangling over car park' when roof garden collapsed
21 Dec 2016
16.0k
Damages
Woman awarded over €55,000 after slipping in Ballsbridge hotel
19 Dec 2016
23.8k
27
Deportation
Garda who dislocated shoulder at Dublin Airport awarded €93,000
5 Dec 2016
31.1k
59
Waterford
Garda gets €250k damages after being forced to retire early due to 'vicious' pub assault
1 Dec 2016
20.7k
52
Skin Deep
'I went from having a facial to having permanent skin damage': Woman awarded €37,500 after suing salon
1 Dec 2016
27.1k
11
compensation
Schoolgirl receives €35,000 after her face was cut at a Leisureplex
22 Nov 2016
26.3k
38
Courts
Schoolboy who broke two teeth playing dodgeball on a cruise ship awarded €60,000
10 Nov 2016
18.3k
35
Damages
Boy (9) awarded €11,595 after claiming one-kilo dumbbell fell on his head in Dunnes Stores
10 Nov 2016
8.7k
17
St James’s Hospital
Woman who slipped on human faeces at hospital awarded €16,000
28 Oct 2016
19.2k
mind the gap
Man gets €25,000 damages after falling through the gap at Dart station
27 Oct 2016
24.5k
58
Courts
Toddler who hit head on concrete awarded €35,000 damages from creche
26 Oct 2016
34.2k
15
punched and kicked
Krystle nightclub and its "private army" of bouncers responsible for assault on woman
26 Oct 2016
45.3k
33
Settlement
€20,000 damages for young girl who was locked in classroom for 25 minutes
25 Oct 2016
47.7k
106
High Court
Garda, whose patrol car was rammed by lorry in 2000, awarded €75,000 damages in High Court
24 Oct 2016
21.7k
35
Courts
Court quadruples compensation to €34,000 for accountant sacked for failing exam
19 Oct 2016
34.7k
27
court battle
Twink battles home repossession as court hears she made no mortgage payments in five years
14 Oct 2016
50.1k
highly defamatory
Artist Kevin Sharkey ordered to pay €5,000 damages over tweet claiming Kerryman was 'racist'
12 Oct 2016
31.3k
34
Courts
Former Cork footballer was 'ferociously punched' during game for being a Garda, court hears
10 Oct 2016
34.4k
Near miss
Dublin airport worker sues over fears her ambulance almost hit plane on runway
7 Oct 2016
31.8k
Krystle
Woman wins €15,000 damages after 'vicious assault' by nightclub bouncer
5 Oct 2016
42.4k
45
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