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High Court dismisses a claim for damages and declaratory relief regarding the practice of "slopping out" in a prison between 2002 and 2004, on the grounds that the action statute-barred under applicable statutes, the plaintiff's claim having been initiated 13 years after her release, and no grounds were presented to justify an extension of the limitation period.
Slopping out - Limerick Prison - Statute of Limitations 1957 - European Convention on Human Rights Act, 2003 - declaratory relief - damages - statute-barred - constitutional rights - Article 40.3 of the Constitution - Articles 3 and 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights - High Court - Supreme Court - limitation period - extension of time - effective remedy - inordinate delay - inexcusable delay - inherent jurisdiction - preliminary issue - Order 25 rule 1 RSC.
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