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Omagh bombing accused given month to prevent trial
Lawyers for bricklayer Séamus Daly must decide whether to cross-examine witnesses
Supreme Court decision offers gardaí ‘get-out clause’
Michael O’Higgins SC thinks decision relaxing criminal evidence rules has huge implications
Body of cyclist in alleged hit-and-run was ‘driven’ through hedge, court hears
Shane Fitzgerald (22) pleads not guilty to charge of dangerous driving causing death
Six dissident Republicans freed after High Court challenge
Men claimed imprisonment in Irish jails for conspiring to cause explosions in Britain was unlawful
A trial, not an error
The 47-day Anglo Irish Bank trial wasn’t about vengeance for the banking collapse. It was about subtle legal points: the ‘good-faith defence’ and ‘the ordinary course of business’. Some feared such white-collar concepts would be beyond a jury. They were wrong
Anglo trial : Legal advice as an issue in the case
Judge told jury that such advice on transaction was irrelevant to guilt or innocence
Recourse was key difference between Maple 10 and Quinn family loans
Difference may explain why jury found Whelan and McAteer guilty
Judge a former garda noted for swift, informed decisions
Judge Martin Nolan asked telling questions of witnesses that went to the heart of the case
Seánie winks as verdict exceeds his expectations
Jury returns with majority verdict at end of third full day of deliberation
Seán FitzPatrick’s barrister who successfully masterminded an effective defence
Michael O’Higgins is a former journalist and award-winning short-story writer
Seán FitzPatrick: Ambitious, charismatic and controversial
Long journey to ‘not guilty’ for former Anglo Irish Bank chairman
FitzPatrick ‘did not have power’ to authorise loan
Counsel said loans by Anglo to Maple 10 were in the ordinary course of business
Neary cannot recall meetings with Anglo over six-month period
Ex-financial regulator unable to recall various communications
Developer says Anglo approached him to say opportunity arisen
Gerard Gannon drew down €45m loan and bought 10 million shares which became worthless
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