13 h. ago State loses bid to block Senator's case over 'secret' deal with Royal Air Force

Senator Gerard Craughwell claims an agreement exists allowing the RAF to intercept hostile aircraft posing a threat to Ireland and UK

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13 h. ago State fails in appeal bid to block Senator’s claim over ‘secret’ Irish airspace policing deal with RAF

Independent Senator Gerard Craughwell claims in High Court case deal exists and should be disclosed to the Dáil

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16 h. ago State loses bid to block Senator's case over 'secret' air policing deal with Royal Air Force

Senator Gerard Craughwell had brought a High Court case over an alleged deal between Ireland and Britain for the RAF to perform air policing over the State.

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5 d. ago IRELAND: Hearing in appeal against judgment over asylum accommodation case ― Watchdog exposes failings in state

IRELAND: Hearing in appeal against judgment over asylum accommodation case ― Watchdog exposes failings in state-run asylum accommodation centres ― Record number of deaths of people seeking asylum in Ireland in 2024 ― Potential cuts to support f  European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE) |

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6 d. ago Limerick hurler Kyle Hayes disqualified from driving for two years after failed appeal

Five-time All-Ireland winner was clocked driving 155km/h and overtaking nine cars

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1 week ago IHREC to contest government appeal of High Court ruling that is has failed asylum seekers

The State lodged its appeal to overturn that ruling in November 2024, which the IHREC said it will fully contest.

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1 week ago Court of Appeal to hear attempt by the State to overturn a ruling that it failed asylum seekers

The finding was made by the High Court last year.

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2 w. ago Gardaí added to case taken by suspended Dublin Airport employee over Hutch election video

Christopher Doyle is seeking a judicial review of a decision regarding his appeal relating to a failed security intelligence check and of the decision to suspend his identity card at Dublin Airport last December, rendering him unable to work.

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2 w. ago Simon Harris is 'convinced' that Ireland needs its own squadron of fighter jets

Ireland does not have its own capability to police its airspace and does not have any fighter jets to respond to airborne threats.

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3 w. ago Michael Flatley to mount Supreme Court case after failed appeal over Cork mansion

A three-judge Court of Appeal dismissed the former Riverdance star’s appeal application

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