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Twitter
Twitter paid out €12.7 million to redundant Dublin employees since Musk purchase
29 Aug 2023
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Judge wants progress made on how much insurer must pay to pubs hit by pandemic closure
17 Feb 2022
Deceived
Activist deceived into relationship with undercover London police officer awarded £230,000 (€275k)
25 Jan 2022
10
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Kevin Spacey to pay €27.5 million after losing arbitration case with makers of House of Cards
23 Nov 2021
10
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Facebook to pay €12 million after accusations it favoured immigrants for jobs in the US
19 Oct 2021
24
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Ireland defender Richard Keogh awarded €2.67 million after Derby found to be in breach of contract
11 May 2021
40
Sexual Harassment
Harvey Weinstein victims to receive €17 million payout
1 Jul 2020
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School ordered to pay €3,500 over refusal to take TY student on school trip over severe nut allergy
25 Nov 2019
91
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Stormy Daniels wins $450,000 payout over 2018 strip-club arrest
28 Sep 2019
23
opioid crisis
Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay over $570 million in landmark opioid trial
26 Aug 2019
36
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Boy (7) awarded €20,000 after walking into bollard at Blanchardstown Shopping Centre
13 Mar 2019
Clare FM
Catholic Church, GAA and priests set to benefit in €2.67m windfall from Clare FM sell-off
11 Jan 2019
56
Disability
Bus Éireann in €5k payout over subcontractor who wouldn't let boy with autism eat toast in taxi
23 Aug 2018
115
Family Business
Sister awarded €32,000 after being unfairly sacked from her own family's jewellery company
11 Jul 2018
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Dublin City Council ordered to pay €25k to breast cancer survivor who wasn't allowed work from home
30 Nov 2017
Discrimination
John Halligan says he'd pay €7.5k compensation as opposition calls on him to resign
9 Nov 2017
176
Setllement
State pays €30,000 to woman denied abortion in Ireland
7 Nov 2017
111
Pot o' gold
Poll: Do you think Enda Kenny's pension payout is excessive?
19 May 2017
194
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Fox News settles sexual assault complaint for $2.5 million
9 Mar 2017
12
Not over yet
Woman to appeal case of stepson awarded a share of €3.3 million lotto win
13 Feb 2017
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Facebook ordered to pay $500 million in Oculus Rift theft case
1 Feb 2017
16
California
Teen who wasn't allowed use the toilet in school gets $1.25 million payout
28 Jan 2017
60
Verdict
Christine Lagarde found guilty by French court over payout - but will not face a sentence
19 Dec 2016
46
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Microsoft pays woman $10,000 for forcing Windows 10 update
28 Jun 2016
26
Incentive
IRFU hedging their bets on potential World Cup win bonuses
15 Aug 2015
4
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Hopefully Lance has $10 million lying around because that's what his lies have just cost him
16 Feb 2015
8
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Sacked Ferrari boss gets €27 million severance package
10 Sep 2014
13
Data Protection
Facebook to pay out for using personal data in adverts
27 Aug 2013
10
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Frank Fahey receives large sum and apology in libel action against Associated Newspapers
19 Dec 2012
29
Taoisigh expenses
€83k paid to ex-taoisigh this year – despite scrapping of expenses scheme
3 Aug 2012
101
Betfair Row
Betfair to compensate some customers for Leopardstown fiasco
11 Jan 2012
Severance Pay
Ten departing health board execs given €4m in severance
24 Mar 2011
4
Clerical Abuse
Priest's sex victim awarded highest-ever clerical abuse payout of $30m
2 Dec 2010
7
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