# Court of Appeal

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# Courts

Corkman jailed for the murder of mother-of-three has won an appeal against his conviction

Darren Murphy faces a possible retrial.

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Dec 15th 2015, 2:24 PM

# Mayo

GAA player jailed for assaulting opponent walks free after appeal is upheld

The victim had stated that he considers himself disabled and will “never be the same again”.

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Dec 8th 2015, 6:07 PM

# Dangerous Driving

Drunk driver who killed a woman and paralysed another jailed for four years after successful appeal

Sean Casey (27) had originally been sentenced to seven years in prison.

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Nov 17th 2015, 2:20 PM

# Courts

There's been a very important court ruling for anyone being pursued for debt by a bank

The judgment means a person who is being pursued by a bank for a debt is entitled to make full representations to the court.

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Nov 10th 2015, 5:01 PM

# Cork

80-year-old who assaulted child multiple times a day has jail term cut

Patrick Bassett was sentenced to four years in prison in May of last year. The assaults date back to the 1970s.

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Oct 13th 2015, 7:00 PM

# sinister

Man who bit off victim's ear in unprovoked pub attack loses appeal

The injured party had been “permanently disfigured” as a result of the attack, the judge said.

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Oct 8th 2015, 6:10 PM

# filthy conditions

Appeal by couple convicted of letting MS sufferer die with 'maggots in her infected bedsores'

They contend the jury should have been allowed to consider the HSE’s alleged culpability in the death of immobile MS sufferer Evelyn Joel.

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Oct 7th 2015, 6:42 PM

# Court of Appeal

Man who set fire to fiancee's house told never to contact her again

He had been living with his partner at the time, and a date had been fixed for their wedding.

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Jul 11th 2015, 7:00 AM

# home thruths

The courts have backed the banks on high mortgage rates

Lenders have been accused of “changing the goal posts against the consumer” on variable mortgages.

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Jun 25th 2015, 2:07 PM

# Courts

Rapist unwilling to engage in sex offenders programme gets extra jail time

The 54-year-old man pleaded not guilty to 60 counts of sexual assault of six sisters between 1994 and 2005.

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Jun 18th 2015, 9:15 PM

# Court of Appeal

Men press on with their legal challenges against the marriage referendum

One man is to appeal last week’s rejection of his challenge.

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Jun 9th 2015, 7:41 PM

# Court

Attempt to increase Wayne Dundon's 6 year prison sentence for threatening to kill and intimidate witnesses has failed

Dundon was found guilty by the Special Criminal Court of threatening Alice Collins that he would kill or cause serious harm to her sons.

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Jun 5th 2015, 7:45 PM

# Court of Appeal

Paedophile principal has sentence for assaulting 11 pupils reduced to 2 years

The judge said he was taking the “significant contribution” the convicted man made to his community into account.

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May 15th 2015, 3:28 PM

# Court

Drug smuggler involved in €400m cocaine haul off Cork coast appeals conviction

Christopher Wiggins maintains the boat ‘Dances with Waves’ was not in Irish territorial waters.

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May 11th 2015, 3:47 PM

# Graham Dwyer trial

Graham Dwyer likely to lodge appeal against conviction

There were numerous legal arguments that Dwyer’s legal team could argue are grounds for appeal.

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Apr 20th 2015, 8:01 AM

# stay extended

The O'Donnells can stay at Gorse Hill mansion for another 3 weeks

Judgement won’t be made until April 15.

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Mar 24th 2015, 3:35 PM

# We all partied

E's are gone: Michael D has signed that emergency law, making loads of drugs illegal (again)

Ecstasy, ketamine, magic mushrooms and crystal meth (etc. etc.) will be illegal to possess once again, from midnight.

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Mar 11th 2015, 11:01 PM

# The drugs don't work

Why are ecstasy, magic mushrooms, and other drugs all legal tonight and tomorrow?

Emergency legislation is needed after a court ruling this morning. Here’s what happened…

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Mar 10th 2015, 11:01 PM

# Murder

Joe O'Reilly's bid for freedom hinges on evidence book in jury room

O’Reilly was convicted in 2007 of murdering his wife Rachel.

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Mar 3rd 2015, 5:00 PM

# Day One

Court of Appeal sits for the first time, but they already have a 'ready-made backlog'

The President of the Court said it is their goal to keep up to date with current appeals as far as reasonably possible.

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Nov 5th 2014, 10:47 PM

# Justice

Here are the newly appointed Court of Appeal judges who start work next week

Chief Justice, Justice Susan Denham said the court will help with delays in the system.

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Oct 29th 2014, 8:32 PM

# Chief Justice

Ireland's judges are struggling to 'maintain services to which people have a right'

Ireland has the lowest number of judges per capita in Europe.

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Oct 6th 2014, 2:33 PM

# Judiciary

The High Court has two new judges, both women

Another male judge has been nominated for a vacancy that arises in the High Court later this year.

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Jul 23rd 2014, 6:37 PM

# open court

This UK terror trial could have been held entirely in secret

The two men are accused of terrorism charges – and their names have finally be released. The verdicts will now be held in open court.

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Jun 12th 2014, 10:30 PM

# never mind the ballots

Simplify ballot papers? It could cause legal problems, say Environment officials

55 per cent of people found last year’s referendum ballot papers confusing…

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Apr 16th 2014, 5:34 PM

# Justice

New Court of Appeal "will be up and running by October"

The Justice Minister this evening received approval for drafting legislation allowing for the court’s establishment, and named the President Designate.

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Feb 25th 2014, 7:08 PM

# Seanad referendum

East-west divide? Referendum map shows how the country split on Seanad

In the east they said No but in the west it was largely a Yes.

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Oct 7th 2013, 8:04 AM

AS IT HAPPENED

The Seanad is here to stay as referendum defeated

“Sometimes in politics, you get a wallop in the electoral process” – Enda Kenny

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Oct 5th 2013, 9:56 PM

# Seanad referendum

Fianna Fáil: We put forward arguments which demolished Fine Gael and Sinn Féin

Niall Collins said that the party is not taking anything for granted but is encouraged by the results of tallies coming in from around the country.

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Oct 5th 2013, 1:00 PM

# Referendums

'We don’t really simplify things that are straightforward': Ballot papers cause confusion

The green and white papers caused a bit of confusion yesterday.

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Oct 5th 2013, 9:49 AM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Here are the nine things you want to know as you start your weekend…

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Oct 5th 2013, 8:53 AM

# Exercise the franchise

PIC: Low turnout reported as voters decide on Seanad and Court of Appeal

Have you voted yet?

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Oct 4th 2013, 3:15 PM

# Exercise the franchise

PIC: If you haven't voted yet these are what your two ballot papers will look like

Here’s what to expect if you’re heading to your polling station in the next few hours.

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Oct 4th 2013, 2:19 PM

# Get out the vote

Minister expects low turnout and senators to respect referendum result

Phil Hogan said he’s not worried about claims senators may disrupt the government’s legislative agenda if the public votes to abolish the Seanad. Though he was speaking before last night’s defeat in the chamber.

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Oct 3rd 2013, 10:27 AM

# court referendum

'It's certainly not a catwalk': 'Reservoir TDs' unite for Yes vote in Court referendum

It’s about as sexy as a referendum to establish a new court can possibly get.

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Oct 1st 2013, 3:31 PM

# balance

How the rules have changed for broadcasters when it comes to referendum coverage

Broadcasters don’t have to automatically give the same amount of airtime to both sides – but they do have to make sure the allocation is fair and balanced.

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Sep 29th 2013, 6:30 PM

# Court of Appeal referendum

Explainer: What is the Court of Appeal Referendum all about?

All the questions you were embarrassed to ask – answered.

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Sep 29th 2013, 9:15 AM

# court referendum

Shatter: One judgment rule change will allow judges to assert their independence

If the referendum is passed next week, as well as setting up a Court of Appeal between the High Court and the Supreme Court, the so-called ‘one judgment’ rule will be removed from the Constitution.

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Sep 26th 2013, 8:49 AM

Voices

Column: The Court of Appeal referendum is a blind date with a moral hazard

The implications of the Court of Appeal referendum are going over people’s heads because most citizens have never had any direct or personal engagement with the Supreme Court, writes Myles Duffy.

Sep 24th 2013, 7:30 PM

# Your Say

Poll: Do you understand what you are being asked to vote on in the Court of Appeal referendum?

The level of awareness about the second referendum being held on October 4 is reported to be low.

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Sep 22nd 2013, 9:15 AM