News - High Court
Four Athlone councillors call for IPAS centre in Lissywollen to be removed
Late last year, the High Court ordered it appropriate to quash the ministerial statutory instrument that provided the legal basis for the accommodation centre.
Apr 24, 2026 13:40
Mother and sister of Enoch Burke found in contempt of court
A High Court judge has ordered the immediate arrest and imprisonment of both women for two weeks.
Mar 4, 2026 13:08
HSE formally apologises to Longford woman's family, as High Court case settled
Bryonny Sainsbury passed away in August 2021, days after she was injured by her horse.
Jan 20, 2026 12:29
Athlone councillors welcome High Court ruling on Lissywollen centre
The court overturned the Government's Section 181 order, which had allowed the controversial temporary accommodation centre for 1,000 refugees to be established.
Nov 9, 2025 14:07
Athlone asylum case may be heading for Europe
Local councillors are taking legal action against the state over plans to locate up to 1,000 asylum seekers in tents.
Sep 3, 2025 07:35
Lissywollen accommodation High Court case adjourned until end of January
The case was mentioned in a remote sitting of the High Court this morning before Mr Justice Richard Humphries as part of the Planning and Environment list.
Dec 19, 2024 10:45
State to concede legal challenge to Lissywollen refugee development
The challenge was brought over claims the Minister failed to adequately screen the project for potential environmental impacts.
Dec 17, 2024 13:36
Longford fire accused to seek bail in High Court today
Guo Zhong Chen, of 9 Belvedere Terrace, Mullingar, is charged with arson in relation to the Grafton Court Fire in Longford Town on the July 28.
Sep 5, 2024 07:20
Man accused of starting Longford fire to seek High Court bail this week
Guo Zhong Chen has been in custody in Castlerea Prison since the 9th of August.
Sep 3, 2024 13:22
Environmental group wants Senator's Lough Funshinagh comments withdrawn
The matter arose in a debate on the flood relief scheme at the Roscommon turlough on Tuesday, 30th of April.
May 9, 2024 18:00
Former Cathaoirleach maintains he has no regrets over Lough Funshinagh action
Laurence Fallon said the successful 2022 legal challenge by Friends of the Irish Environment was regrettable but a pipe remained the only solution
Apr 30, 2024 17:55
Judge says Council's efforts to block refugee accommodation a 'handbrake turn'
He branded the move as 'opaque, out of time and inconsistent with the failure to object in principle when the certificate was submitted'.
Apr 30, 2024 17:39
Dublin hospital apologises to family of late Roscommon women
The inquest into the death of Freda Fox heard that the cause of death was hypovolemic shock secondary to a massive blood loss.
Jan 12, 2024 18:18
Lough Funshinagh flood defence measures could soon be ineffective
Roscommon County Council confirmed hydro-ecological field studies are underway to identify a long-term solution but wouldn't be completed until later this year.
Jan 4, 2024 13:13Shannonside Newsletter
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