Russell Brand has cancelled the rest of his stand-up tour following his mother’s car accident revealing that that she has sustained “numerous, life-threatening injuries”. The comedian’s 71-year-old mother, Barbara was rushed to hospital after being badly injured in a hit-and-run car crash on Thursday (April 27).…
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Sean Fitzpatrick's wife claiming €6m in assets in bankruptcy case at High Court
Catriona Fitzpatrick, the wife of Sean Fitzpatrick, the former chairman of the collapsed Anglo Irish Bank, is claiming around €6m in assets some of which were jointly held by the couple before her husband was declared bankrupt in 2010, the High Court has heard. Mrs…
Boy awarded 'grief money' over sister's death before he was born
A 23-month-old boy, who had not been conceived when his little sister was killed in a hit-and-run in Dublin’s Phoenix Park on 6 April 2015, has been awarded “grief money” for her death. Marcel Siatka was born in May 2016, a year and 47 days…
Delivery man injured when mattress lifted by wind awarded €380,000
A van driver who claimed he hurt his back when a mattress he was delivering was lifted by a gust of wind into the air, draggging him four metres, has been awarded €380,000 damages. Declan Homan was delivering the mattress to an apartment on the…
Denis O'Brien appeals to Supreme Court over Dáil statements
An appeal by businessman Denis O’Brien against the High Court’s dismissal of his action over statements made in the Dáil about his banking affairs will begin in the Supreme Court this morning. Mr O’Brien is appealing against the High Court’s decision that it had no…
Bankrupt tycoon Sean Dunne tells trial he 'didn't need furniture to live in house'
Bankrupt businessman Sean Dunne has said that even though his home in the US was empty, he “didn’t need furniture to live in a house”. Mr Dunne yesterday told the High Court he has lived on occasions without furniture and that he had previously stayed…
Darron Gibson in court on drink-driving charge
Republic of Ireland footballer Darron Gibson is appearing in court today charged with drink-driving following a St Patrick’s Day crash. The 30-year-old midfielder was on his way to meet colleagues at Sunderland’s Academy of Light when he was involved in a collision on Dovedale Road…
Three accusers confront Bill Cosby in court
Three accusers confronted comedian Bill Cosby in court yesterday – with one calling him a “serial rapist” and another asking him through her tears: “You remember, don’t you, Mr Cosby?” The women’s charged rhetoric prompted several mistrial requests from Cosby’s lawyers – which were denied…
Oscar Pistorius appeal dismissed by South African court
Olympian Oscar Pistorius has finally run out of options to appeal against his 13-year prison sentence for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, legal experts have said. South Africa’s highest court dismissed Pistorius’s request to review the prison sentence on Monday, bringing a close…
Supreme Court to hear case aimed at disinheriting Catherine Nevin
A Supreme Court appeal with implications for proceedings aimed at disinheriting the late Catherine Nevin has been fixed for July. Before her death last month, the Supreme Court had agreed to hear an appeal brought by Ms Nevin over a finding that her conviction…