Ireland Case Commentaries

“Not later than 21 days” means no extension: absolute appeal time-limits under s.75 Medical Practitioners Act 2007

Date: Apr 15, 2026

“Not later than 21 days” means no extension: absolute appeal time-limits under s.75 of the Medical Practitioners Act 2007 Case: Ahmed v The Medical Council (Approved) Neutral citation: [2026] IEHC...

Planning appeals: no duty to invite further submissions on conditions foreshadowed by planning history; reasons may be implicit from the record

Date: Apr 15, 2026

Planning appeals: no duty to invite further submissions on conditions foreshadowed by planning history; reasons may be implicit from the record 1) Introduction In Liffeyfield Ltd v An Coimisiun...

State Protection Under s.31 of the International Protection Act 2015: COI Citations Must Be Analytically Linked to “Effective” Protection Even for Safe Countries of Origin

Date: Apr 15, 2026

State Protection Under s.31 of the International Protection Act 2015: COI Citations Must Be Analytically Linked to “Effective” Protection Even for Safe Countries of Origin Case: N v The International...

Deferring a Teacher’s Suspension for “Good Reason”: Minimising Disruption to Pupils under s.44(5) Teaching Council Act 2001

Date: Apr 14, 2026

Deferring a Teacher’s Suspension for “Good Reason”: Minimising Disruption to Pupils under s.44(5) Teaching Council Act 2001 1) Introduction Teaching Council v CD (Approved) [2026] IEHC 244 is an ex...

Automatic Revesting of a Mortgagor-Landlord’s Right to Sue for Rent Arrears After a Receiver’s Discharge

Date: Apr 14, 2026

Automatic Revesting of a Mortgagor-Landlord’s Right to Sue for Rent Arrears After a Receiver’s Discharge Case: Duggan v Supermacs Ireland Ltd (Approved) [2026] IEHC 218 Court: High Court of Ireland...

Confirmation under s.76(3) Medical Practitioners Act 2007: cancellation is inevitable where conviction shows permanent unfitness and gross abuse of trust

Date: Apr 14, 2026

Confirmation under s.76(3) Medical Practitioners Act 2007: cancellation is inevitable where conviction shows permanent unfitness and gross abuse of trust Case: Medical Council v Yunos (Approved)...

District Court Jurisdiction After Defective Service: Issue of a 1986 Act Summons Invokes Jurisdiction; Attendance Usually Cures Service Defects Unless Rights Are Deliberately Violated

Date: Apr 11, 2026

District Court Jurisdiction After Defective Service: Issue of a 1986 Act Summons Invokes Jurisdiction; Attendance Usually Cures Service Defects Unless Rights Are Deliberately Violated 1) Introduction...

Section 108 LCLRA 2009 Does Not Confine a Receiver to “Income Only” Where the Mortgage Delegates a Power of Sale — and Delay May Disentitle an Applicant to Injunctive Relief

Date: Apr 10, 2026

Section 108 LCLRA 2009 Does Not Confine a Receiver to “Income Only” Where the Mortgage Delegates a Power of Sale — and Delay May Disentitle an Applicant to Injunctive Relief 1) Introduction In Rogers...

Commercial Receiver-Sale Injunctions: Even Where a Receiver’s Contractual Power of Sale Is Arguably Absent, Damages and the “Least Risk of Injustice” May Defeat Interlocutory Relief

Date: Apr 10, 2026

Commercial Receiver-Sale Injunctions: Even Where a Receiver’s Contractual Power of Sale Is Arguably Absent, Damages and the “Least Risk of Injustice” May Defeat Interlocutory Relief 1) Introduction...

Section 8(3) Disability Act 2005: NCSE Must Retain Case-by-Case Nomination Discretion; HSE Bears the Non‑Delegable “Gold Standard” Assessment Duty

Date: Apr 3, 2026

Section 8(3) Disability Act 2005: NCSE Must Retain Case-by-Case Nomination Discretion; HSE Bears the Non‑Delegable “Gold Standard” Assessment Duty 1) Introduction This combined judgment of the High...

Merits-Style Complaints Against Judges Are Inadmissible Under s.53(3) Judicial Council Act 2019: No Right to an Oral Hearing or to Minutes of CRC Deliberations at Admissibility Stage

Date: Apr 3, 2026

Merits-Style Complaints Against Judges Are Inadmissible Under s.53(3) Judicial Council Act 2019: No Right to an Oral Hearing or to Minutes of CRC Deliberations at Admissibility Stage 1. Introduction...

Legal Title Holder May Enforce Securitised Mortgages; Delay and Acquiescence Defeat Interlocutory Sale Injunction

Date: Apr 3, 2026

Legal Title Holder May Enforce Securitised Mortgages; Delay and Acquiescence Defeat Interlocutory Sale Injunction 1) Introduction O'Callaghan v Pepper Finance Corporation (Ireland) Designated...

Dillon v Connolly [No.2] — Executor’s Costs Recoverable from a Beneficiary’s Share Where Unfounded Fraud Allegations and Obstruction Necessitate Court Approval of Accounts

Date: Apr 3, 2026

Executor’s Costs Recoverable from a Beneficiary’s Share Where Unfounded Fraud Allegations and Obstruction Necessitate Court Approval of Accounts Case: Dillon v Connolly [No.2] (Approved) [2026] IEHC...

Companies Cannot Invoke the Residential Occupier Exception under the Construction Contracts Act 2013

Date: Apr 3, 2026

Companies Cannot Invoke the Residential Occupier Exception under the Construction Contracts Act 2013 Case: BMC Renovation Ltd v Gael Property Investments Ltd (Approved) [2026] IEHC 195 Court: High...

EU Directives and Irish-Language Trial Rights: Proper Parties and Limits on “Official Translation” Relief in Judicial Review

Date: Apr 3, 2026

EU Directives and Irish-Language Trial Rights: Proper Parties and Limits on “Official Translation” Relief in Judicial Review 1) Introduction In O Cadhla v An tAire Dli Agus Cirt Agus Comhionannais...

Regulated Grid-Connection MEC Bonds: Not Penalties, and No Unfair Discrimination Absent True Comparators

Date: Apr 3, 2026

Regulated Grid-Connection MEC Bonds: Not Penalties, and No Unfair Discrimination Absent True Comparators Case: Liberty Insurance Ltd and Anor v EirGrid PLC (Approved) [2026] IEHC 210 Court: High...

Judicial Review Is Not a Second Chance: Unraised Climate/EIA Methodology Objections Will Not Quash Planning Permission; s.15 “Consistency” Operates as a Spectrum and EU Taxonomy Does Not Rewrite Planning “Sustainability”

Date: Apr 2, 2026

Judicial Review Is Not a Second Chance: Unraised Climate/EIA Methodology Objections Will Not Quash Planning Permission; s.15 “Consistency” Operates as a Spectrum and EU Taxonomy Does Not Rewrite...

Telecoms Masts, “Urban Development” and Finality in Planning JR: Leave to Appeal Refused Absent a Pleaded, Truly Doubtful EU-Law Point

Date: Apr 2, 2026

Telecoms Masts, “Urban Development” and Finality in Planning JR: Leave to Appeal Refused Absent a Pleaded, Truly Doubtful EU-Law Point 1) Introduction McGowan and Anor v An Coimisiun Pleanala and Ors...

EIA “Urban Development” as an Evaluative EU-Law Standard (Not a Vehicle to Capture Unlisted Projects): Refusing Leave to Appeal Based on Abstract, “Roving” Questions

Date: Apr 2, 2026

EIA “Urban Development” as an Evaluative EU-Law Standard (Not a Vehicle to Capture Unlisted Projects): Refusing Leave to Appeal Based on Abstract, “Roving” Questions 1. Introduction Doyle v An...

Order 122, rule 11: Four+ years of inactivity in summary debt proceedings warrants dismissal absent compelling justification (and post‑motion delay is not counted)

Date: Apr 1, 2026

Order 122, rule 11: Four+ years of inactivity in summary debt proceedings warrants dismissal absent compelling justification (and post‑motion delay is not counted) Case: Everyday Finance Designated...