The Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) has confirmed that up to the 26th of October 2021 15,705 reports of suspected side effects post vaccinations were notified to them. The Regulator confirmed that less than 10 % of the reports described side effects such as: Blood clots Tinnitus Headaches, drowsiness, numbness and pins and needles Insomnia […]
General Interest Archives
Direct Provision Centre Residents May Sue For Negligently Acquired COVID–19
Residents of Direct Provision centres in Ireland do not have the choice when it comes to social distancing within their own accommodations. Unfortunately, a number of residents have contracted COVID–19 and whether these residents could take legal actions against Ireland, the Attorney General and the Department of Justice for negligence and breach of duty is […]
Liam Moloney Elected To Executive Board Of European Personal Injury Lawyers Organisation
Naas Solicitor Liam Moloney of Moloney & Co. Solicitors was recently appointed to the Executive Board of the Pan European Organisation of Personal Injury lawyers (PEOPIL) as its new Revitalisation Officer. Liam represents people injured in accidents abroad. He has secured compensation for tourists injured in road, hotel, cruise ship and airplane accidents and is […]
Liam Moloney reviews the Garda compensation scheme and concludes it is unfit for purpose
No member of An Garda Síochána who is injured in the course of their duty has an automatic right to compensation. To succeed in a claim under the Garda Síochána (Compensation) Act 1941, the member must prove that their injury was maliciously inflicted and that it is not a minor injury. If the injury was […]
Naas Boxer Gary Cully receives Liam Moloney Backing
Liam Moloney is delighted to support local southpaw Gary Cully. Moloney, pictured here with Cully’s Coach Niall Barrett, commented: I am delighted to be able to support 2013 Naas European Gold medal winning Boxer Gary Cully as he starts his Pro-boxing career. Gary is a very promising Boxer who has his third professional fight upcoming in the […]
Moloney Solicitors Sponsor Naas Secondary Schools Debate
A great year of debate was had again this year between St. Mary’s College, CBS and Piper’s Hill in Naas. Among the motions debated were ‘Freedom of speech does not exist in Irish Society today’ and ‘Britain was right to leave the EU’. The Junior Debating League is held each year and we are delighted […]
Businesses, Homeowners and Local Authorities to face more Slip and Fall Claims
The recent spell of bad weather will inevitably lead to more compensations cases being taken against local Authorities, businesses and even domestic homeowners. The last very bad weather spell in 2010 saw a significant increase in the number of compensation claims due to the increase in slip, trips and falls from icy footpaths, roads and […]
Irish hospitals may suffer financial penalties for high rates of infections and adverse events
The U.S. healthcare provider Medicare is reducing payments to hundreds of hospitals in the U.S. for having high rates of “hospital-acquired” infections and injuries. The penalised hospitals will have their Medicare payments lowered by 1% per annum. The hospitals were considered to have the highest rates of adverse events including infections from catheters, blood clots, […]
JUDGE CLARIFIES LAW ON TRIP AND FALL CLAIMS
The High Court has clarified the legal obligation on Local Authorities in relation to pavements. This clarification was contained in the Judgment of the High Court in a case called Olive Loughrey – v – Dun Laoghaire County Council. In that case, Ms. Loughrey sustained very significant personal injuries when she was caused to trip […]
GARDA AWARDED €169,000 FOR POST TRAUMATIC STRESS FROM DON TIDEY KIDNAP SEARCH
Thomas Mansfield a 57 year old retired Garda Sergeant has been awarded €169,000 damages by the High Court. He brought proceedings for compensation in respect of personal injuries, loss and damage, suffered and sustained by him as a consequence of an IRA terrorist attack in 1983 in Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim which involved the use of […]
