Vivienne Traynor

RTÉ Courts Reporter

Professor Philip Nolan's lawyers say he was dismissed without any opportunity for him to deal with allegations made against him

Philip Nolan 'had lost the dressing room', court told

The High Court has been told the Director General of Science Foundation Ireland was dismissed from his post because he had 'lost the dressing room' and it would be unworkable for him to return.

Courts • 11 Jun 24

Sarah McFeely sued the HSE through her mother for negligence and breach of duty (file image)

€1.5m interim settlement for girl brain injured at birth

The High Court has approved an interim settlement of €1.5 million in the case of a now 15-year-old girl who was brain injured at birth.

Courts • 04 Jun 24

Jordan Davis was shot dead in a laneway beside Our Lady of Immaculate National School in Darndale in May 2019

Man jailed for seven years over Jordan Davis shooting

A convicted murderer with 99 previous convictions who conspired to murder a man shot dead while wheeling his four-month-old son in a pram in broad daylight five years ago has been sentenced to seven years in prison.

Courts • 16 May 24

The man told gardaí he was annoyed and was drinking when threatened to put the images on Facebook

Man jailed for ten months over intimate images threat

A 45-year-old man who threatened to share intimate images and videos of a woman with whom he had a short relationship has been jailed for ten months.

Courts • 14 May 24

Gearoid Coughlan attacked his mother at her home in Cork in 2021 (File image)

Man jailed for attempted murder of his mother

A 32-year-old man who tried to kill his mother by repeatedly stabbing her while he was suffering from psychosis has been jailed for ten years.

Courts • 13 May 24

Enoch Burke is seeking punitive and aggravated damages for defamation over an article published during his first period of detention for contempt of court

Journalist denies being 'reckless' over Enoch Burke story

Sunday Independent journalist Ali Bracken has told the High Court she does not accept that information about Enoch Burke annoying other prisoners in Mountjoy because of his religious beliefs was false.

Courts • 03 May 24

Enoch Burke is representing himself in the High Court action

'Eminently possible' Burke annoyed inmates, court hears

The Editor of the Sunday Independent has told the High Court he believes it was "eminently and manifestly possible" that Enoch Burke was annoying other inmates in Mountjoy Prison in Dublin.

Courts • 03 May 24

Mr Burke disagreed with a suggestion by the defence counsel that it was his behaviour before the courts that had created controversy (file image)

Burke rejects argument he damaged his own reputation

Teacher Enoch Burke has denied that his own behaviour had led to reputational damage rather than a newspaper article he claims defamed him.

Courts • 01 May 24

Enoch Burke is taking the defamation action against Mediahuis (file pic)

Report Enoch Burke annoyed prisoners was 'pure invention'

Jailed teacher Enoch Burke has told the High Court that a newspaper article claiming he was annoying other prisoners with his religious beliefs was "pure invention" and "completely without foundation".

Courts • 30 Apr 24

The Central Criminal Court heard the offences were allegedly committed between 1995 and 2007

Trial witness breaks down describing alleged rape

A witness in the trial of a man accused of 121 sex offences against young boys has broken down in tears as he described to a jury how he was allegedly raped when he was ten or 11 years old.

Courts • 25 Apr 24