The case of a Cork woman who was abused at the Dunderrow National School in 1973 has been opened at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg.

The Irish nanny charged in relation to the death of Quincy baby Rehma Sabir has a violent past, according to court papers.

An Irish immigrant, who won $21.5 million in New York lottery jackpot in 2011, will finally get the majority of her money, after a bitter court battle with her ex-husband.

Praveen Halappanavar, the grief stricken husband of the woman who died after being refused an abortion in Ireland, has vowed to take the case to the European Court of Human Rights, his lawyer told CNN on Thursday.

A settlement has been reached in the legal case where 12-year-old Longford girl Faith Varden Carberry attempted to bring up both of her parents and the Motor Insurance Bureau of Ireland for damages in the High Court. Now, only the Insurance Bureau will be brought up for charges.

Hollywood legend Maureen O’Hara has quit her West Cork retirement home and returned to America after a bitter row with her former aide.

Irish soccer captain Robbie Keane is at the center of a Manhattan court case – over his transfer from Spurs to the LA Galaxy last year.

The two men accused of murdering newlywed Michaela McAreavey (nee Harte) have been acquitted by a Mauritius court.

The Boston College legal decision which orders the college to hand over tapes of interviews of IRA members to the US Justice Department and British authorities could be appealed to the US Supreme Court.

An Irish doctor and a senator are taking a case to the High Court to fight for their same-sex marriage to be identified under Irish law.

The California based band who are sued the UK / Irish boy band One Direction for using their band’s name have been receiving death threats from upset fans.

Bankrupt businessman Sean Quinn has stepped up efforts to defend himself in a multi-billion lawsuit with the former Anglo Irish Bank.

An Irish court will hear cases  at a local bar in Clare for the foreseeable future after the hotel they were temporarily in was closed down.

A group of Irish Travelers are celebrating after bailiffs had to abandon plans to evict them from the UK’s largest illegal caravan side.

Ed Moloney and Anthony McIntyre, who organized and carried out interviews with  26 former IRA members for the Boston College oral history project, are suing in U.S. District Court to quash two sets of subpoenas.

Divorced mother Patricia Daly, an Offaly native, won an $8 million lump sum in the New York lottery last January and planned a new life for her and her kids .