Tim Healy

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Decision on opening of Kerry UNESCO site Skellig Michael due on Thursday High Court Judge tells OPW that full hearing of licence dispute is ‘top priority’Skellig Michael, off the Kerry coast. Photo: GettyA High Court judge will decide on Thursday whether or not to lift a suspension on boating permits needed to ferry people to and from the Unesco heritage island Skellig Michael.

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Court heard there was a failure to correctly report or diagnose Ms Macken’s smear samples in 2016 and in 2020 and her cancer was allowed to spread, untreated, until her diagnosis in 2023The HSE and the National Screening Service have apologised in the High Court for “failings” in relation to a young mother of two who is battling cervical cancer.

4 days ago | independent.ie | Tim Healy

Private Seán Rooney’s mother to sue UN over his death in LebanonThe 24-year-old Irish soldier was on peacekeeping duties when he was killed in an attack by armed militants in 2022The mother of a young Irish soldier killed in action in Lebanon three years ago has been given permission by the High Court to sue the United Nations in the Irish courts.

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Estate received €77,840.94 in EU payments in 2024, down from almost the €90,000 it received in 2023The Barne Estate, the 751ac Tipperary farm at the centre of a high-profile legal dispute between its owners and the bloodstock giant John Magnier, saw its farm subsidies slide significantly last year. The Estate received €77,840.94 in EU payments in 2024, according to the most recent data published on the Department of Agriculture’s CAP Beneficiaries website.

1 week ago | independent.ie | Tim Healy

John Magnier’s wife backs his claim over €15m land dealBillionaire John Magnier’s wife has backed his claim at the High Court saying that an alleged deal had already been agreed for a large tract of farmland in Co Tipperary which later collapsed when a higher bidder was later preferred over their offer of €15 million. On Friday, Susan Magnier told Caren Geoghegan SC, for the Magniers, that she was present at kitchen table negotiations over the property when the vendors received their €15M offer.