http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/ http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/female-garda-charged-over-forged-dpp-letter-29293506.html http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/female-garda-charged-over-forged-dpp-letter-29293506.html A FEMALE garda has appeared in court after being arrested and charged with using a forged letter from the DPP in connection with a criminal investigation. Courts Fri, 24 May 2013 12:08:34 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/civil-servant-who-spied-on-boss-by-hacking-into-her-voicemail-spared-punishment-29294242.html http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/civil-servant-who-spied-on-boss-by-hacking-into-her-voicemail-spared-punishment-29294242.html A CIVIL servant, who was found guilty of spying on her former supervisor by hacking into her phone's voicemail messages, has escaped punishment. Courts Fri, 24 May 2013 16:05:45 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/three-charged-in-connection-with-twoyear-spree-of-100-burglaries-29294412.html http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/three-charged-in-connection-with-twoyear-spree-of-100-burglaries-29294412.html THREE Polish men – including a father and son – have been charged in connection with Garda probe into more than 100 burglaries in Dublin. Courts Fri, 24 May 2013 19:01:24 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/row-involving-wellknown-sausage-firm-adjourned-at-high-court-29294218.html http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/row-involving-wellknown-sausage-firm-adjourned-at-high-court-29294218.html THE High Court has adjourned a director of a well-known sausage making business's action aimed at preventing her husband and mother-in-law from firing her and removing her as a director. Courts Fri, 24 May 2013 15:55:48 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/prisoner-claims-detention-invalid-because-he-was-raped-at-knifepoint-29294274.html http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/prisoner-claims-detention-invalid-because-he-was-raped-at-knifepoint-29294274.html A HIGH Court Judge is to hear submissions from a prisoner who claims his detention is invalid because he was raped at knife-point while in custody. Courts Fri, 24 May 2013 16:27:45 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/nama-moves-on-dunne-over-office-block-29294980.html http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/nama-moves-on-dunne-over-office-block-29294980.html LAWYERS for NAMA have applied to revoke any interest broke developer Sean Dunne has in a prestigious Dublin office block he built during the boom. Courts Sat, 25 May 2013 04:00:02 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/civil-servant-who-hacked-bosss-phone-walks-free-29294982.html http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/civil-servant-who-hacked-bosss-phone-walks-free-29294982.html A CIVIL servant who was found guilty of spying on her former supervisor by hacking into her mobile phone's voicemail messages has escaped punishment. Courts Sat, 25 May 2013 04:00:02 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/banks-face-5m-legal-bill-as-bid-to-take-homes-put-on-hold-29294985.html http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/banks-face-5m-legal-bill-as-bid-to-take-homes-put-on-hold-29294985.html MORE than 1,000 repossession cases left "in limbo" after a loophole was identified in the law may have to be withdrawn from the courts by the banks. Courts Sat, 25 May 2013 04:00:02 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/garda-facing-trial-over-allegedly-forging-letter-from-dpp-29294979.html http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/garda-facing-trial-over-allegedly-forging-letter-from-dpp-29294979.html A GARDA is facing trial after allegedly giving a forged letter in the name of the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions to a sexual abuse victim. Courts Sat, 25 May 2013 04:00:02 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/coroner-accuses-banks-of-operating-in-moral-vacuum-29294984.html http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/coroner-accuses-banks-of-operating-in-moral-vacuum-29294984.html A CORONER has accused financial institutions of operating in "a moral vacuum" in the way they pursue debts from the Celtic Tiger era, following the death by suicide of a prominent businessman. Courts Sat, 25 May 2013 04:00:02 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/apple-manager-lost-300000-after-dismissal-29294987.html http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/apple-manager-lost-300000-after-dismissal-29294987.html AN IRISH manager lost over €300,000 in pay, bonuses and share options in just two years when dismissed by US computer giant Apple after refusing a transfer to its California HQ. Courts Sat, 25 May 2013 04:00:02 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/man-charged-over-threat-to-kill-brother-in-car-park-29292526.html http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/man-charged-over-threat-to-kill-brother-in-car-park-29292526.html A County Donegal man charged with threatening to kill his own brother was already the subject of two anti-molestation orders, a court has heard. Courts Fri, 24 May 2013 04:00:02 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/sausage-firm-director-bids-to-stop-husband-firing-her-29292529.html http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/sausage-firm-director-bids-to-stop-husband-firing-her-29292529.html A director of a well-known sausage making business has brought High Court proceedings aimed at preventing her husband and mother-in-law from firing her and removing her as a director. Courts Fri, 24 May 2013 04:00:02 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/addiction-charity-nothing-short-of-criminal-says-judge-29292524.html http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/addiction-charity-nothing-short-of-criminal-says-judge-29292524.html A DISTRICT Court Judge branded the functioning of a charity that deals with alcohol addiction as "nothing short of criminal". Courts Fri, 24 May 2013 04:00:02 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/bank-settles-with-customers-over-misselling-of-insurance-29292521.html http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/bank-settles-with-customers-over-misselling-of-insurance-29292521.html BORROWERS who bought Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) policies have successfully sued their bank for the first time in the Irish courts. Courts Fri, 24 May 2013 04:00:02 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/jailed-gp-used-bondstyle-watch-to-film-sex-assaults-29292531.html http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/jailed-gp-used-bondstyle-watch-to-film-sex-assaults-29292531.html A family doctor who used a secret camera inside his James Bond-style wristwatch to record himself abusing female patients was jailed for 12 years after admitting a string of sex charges. Courts Fri, 24 May 2013 04:00:02 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/lovehate-star-is-banned-for-four-years-after-car-hit-biker-29292528.html http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/lovehate-star-is-banned-for-four-years-after-car-hit-biker-29292528.html A STAR of RTE's gangland drama 'Love/Hate' has been banned from driving for four years after he 'jolted' a biker from behind with his car as he was heading home from an all-night house party. Courts Fri, 24 May 2013 04:00:02 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/apple-boss-behind-buttwiggling-claim-denies-vendetta-against-irish-manager-29292523.html http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/apple-boss-behind-buttwiggling-claim-denies-vendetta-against-irish-manager-29292523.html A SENIOR executive with US computer giant Apple claimed an Irish-based manager was the focus of a complaint that he had "wiggled his butt" in front of employees. Irish Fri, 24 May 2013 04:00:02 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/man-jailed-in-mountjoy-over-disputed-car-debt-29291944.html http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/man-jailed-in-mountjoy-over-disputed-car-debt-29291944.html AN inquiry into the legality of a man's detention at Mountjoy prison arising out of a debt claimed by Friends First has come before the High Court. Courts Thu, 23 May 2013 19:34:04 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/lovehate-star-fran-banned-from-roads-for-four-years-29291775.html http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/lovehate-star-fran-banned-from-roads-for-four-years-29291775.html A STAR of RTE's gangland drama Love/Hate has been banned from driving for four years after he "jolted" a biker from behind with his car as he was heading home from an all-night house party. Courts Thu, 23 May 2013 17:12:26 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/promissory-note-challenge-by-td-postponed-29291696.html http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/promissory-note-challenge-by-td-postponed-29291696.html A PEOPLE-Before-Profit TD's legal challenge to the planned payment next month by the Government of a further €25m in promissory notes has been adjourned to next week. Courts Thu, 23 May 2013 16:24:38 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/teen-had-no-choice-but-to-store-32000-worth-of-heroin-29291672.html http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/teen-had-no-choice-but-to-store-32000-worth-of-heroin-29291672.html A DUBLIN youth, who was forced to store €32,000 worth of heroin in his home after he built up a massive drug debt, could be spared a sentence, a judge has said. Courts Thu, 23 May 2013 15:58:47 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/man-charged-with-assault-on-homeless-man-who-was-later-found-dead-29291195.html http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/man-charged-with-assault-on-homeless-man-who-was-later-found-dead-29291195.html A YOUNG man has been charged with assaulting a homeless man whose battered body was discovered in a rubbish disposal chute. Courts Thu, 23 May 2013 13:38:25 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/donegal-man-on-multiple-murder-charge-over-hyde-park-bombing-29289735.html http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/donegal-man-on-multiple-murder-charge-over-hyde-park-bombing-29289735.html A DONEGAL man has been charged with murdering four British soldiers over 30 years ago in one of the most notorious IRA atrocities of the Troubles. Courts Thu, 23 May 2013 04:00:02 +0100 http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/judge-rules-media-can-name-abuse-trial-priest-29289747.html http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/judge-rules-media-can-name-abuse-trial-priest-29289747.html A FORMER priest awaiting trial on historic child sex-abuse charges does not have the right to anonymity, a judge has ruled. Courts Thu, 23 May 2013 04:00:02 +0100