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# legal challenge

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# Flights
Parties agree to accelerated hearing of Ryanair's challenge against travel restrictions
Ryanair claims that the Covid-19 restrictions are unlawful.
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Aug 5th 2020, 10:00 PM
# Courts
Extra security expected at Four Courts amid fears of large crowd for Waters and O'Doherty case
The pair are challenging the State over its decision to implement emergency restrictions in response to Covid-19.
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Apr 28th 2020, 6:10 AM
# Michael Lynn
Struck-off solicitor Michael Lynn loses latest legal challenge ahead of trial for alleged theft of almost €30m
Lynn is due to stand trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court next year.
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May 31st 2019, 5:31 PM
# Controversial
Cheika gives evidence at Folau 'anti-gay' hearing
The 30-year-old was informed last month of plans to terminate his multi-year, multi-million-dollar deal after he posted on social media that ‘hell awaits’ homosexuals.
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May 4th 2019, 10:37 AM
# Controversy
Patrice Evra faces legal challenge over 'homophobic' abuse
The 37-year-old defended himself on social media after the incident, saying that “he loved everyone”.
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Mar 26th 2019, 10:00 PM
# legal challenge
Parents of terminally ill Alfie Evans lose appeal against ruling preventing them from going to Rome
Toddler Evans had his ventilator support removed late on Monday.
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Apr 25th 2018, 9:33 PM
# Courts
State does not accept Graham Dwyer's privacy was breached by use of mobile phone records in his trial
Dwyer, 45, was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Elaine O’Hara.
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Mar 15th 2018, 6:39 PM
# legal challenge
Residents group launch legal challenge over new Dublin Airport runway
The €320 million runway is to be built north and north west of the airport terminal building.
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Oct 3rd 2017, 11:00 PM
# modified
Trump's revised travel ban facing new court challenges
Hawaii filed the first suit on Tuesday.
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Mar 10th 2017, 7:37 AM
# airport protests
Setback for Trump as US judge stops deportations under refugee ban
The American Civil Liberties Union won a legal challenge, describing Trump’s move as a ban on Muslims.
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Jan 29th 2017, 7:34 AM
# Tobacco Free Ireland
The government wants to ban cigarette vending machines, but a big supplier says it will challenge them in court
New legislation being drafted will see the machines banned in Ireland.
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Aug 16th 2016, 10:02 AM
Voices
'They openly debated what sort of sex I had': What it was like being at the centre of the blood-ban case
Tomás Heneghan took a case against the Irish Blood Transfusion Service to get rid of the lifelong ban on gay men giving blood.
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Aug 13th 2016, 8:00 PM
# Aisling Brady McCarthy
Irish nanny who was charged with killing a baby plans legal action against her accusers
All charges against Aisling Brady McCarthy were dropped in Boston in September 2015.
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Jan 17th 2016, 7:21 PM
# Australia
A tobacco giant's legal challenge against plain packaging has been rejected
Philip Morris accused Australia of using a procedural issue to avoid addressing the legality and effectiveness of plain packages, calling the move “regrettable”.
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Dec 18th 2015, 6:36 PM
# not lying down
AAA fighting garda ban on collecting money (but their lawyers say not to talk about it)
The party were supposed to hold a press conference yesterday.
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Oct 3rd 2015, 7:00 AM
# legal challenge
Court tells Lovin' Dublin to remove bad restaurant review from website
Kokoro Sushi Bento initiated proceedings last week.
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Dec 22nd 2014, 12:09 PM
# Smoking
It's highly likely there will be a legal challenge to plain tobacco packaging, says Law Society
The director general of the Law Society said Ireland would be setting a precedent in Europe.
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Feb 13th 2014, 3:40 PM
# Courts
Dairygold settles High Court case brought by former CEO
The High Court case brought by Jerry Henchy against Dairygold has been settled this morning with the co-op paying €196k of the former chief’s legal costs.
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Nov 12th 2013, 1:07 PM
# Promissory notes
Challenge to promissory notes dismissed, court says TD could bring case
The Dublin businessman David Hall had taken a case against the State arguing that the issuing of the €31 billion promissory notes to the former Anglo Irish Bank is illegal as there was no Dáil vote.
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Jan 31st 2013, 12:00 PM
# Referendum
Sinnott speaks of 'powerful grassroots effort' to overturn Referendum vote
In an email to supporters, former MEP Kathy Sinnott says fundraising for the High Court challenge will kick off this week.
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Nov 20th 2012, 8:41 AM
# Referendum
Legal challenge begins over Children's Referendum result
Two women have begun initiating the legal challenge, claiming information published by the government materially affected the referendum’s outcome.
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Nov 19th 2012, 8:28 PM
# fiscal compact
German court set to rule on whether Germany can sign the ESM into law
The court will rule tomorrow morning whether the president can sign the ESM into law or not.
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Sep 11th 2012, 9:18 AM