The Fifth Court
Ireland's legal podcast, presented by the Law Society Award Winning team of Peter Leonard BL and Mark Tottenham BL Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episode 1 - The Fifth Court legal podcast - VIP guest Mr. Justice Gerard Hogan (opens the original)
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Launch episode of Ireland's legal podcast brought to you by Law Society of Ireland 'Best Legal Podcast Award' team of Peter Leonard BL and Mark Tottenham BL. This week's VIP guest is Mr. Justice Gerard Hogan discussing the Irish Free State constitution. He also discusses whether judges can be 'neutral' (he gives a very interesting and nuanced answer) and he also gives his recommendations for books and music for those in the legal profession. He singles out Ruadhan Mac Cormaic's book on the Supre
E145 The Fifth Court - Verona Murphy - From leaving home at 14 to Ceann Comhairle, Dáil Éireann (opens the original)
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The "referee" of Irish politics: Verona Murphy on power, pressure and running the Dáil What actually happens when you’re handed the whistle in Irish politics? On Episode 145 of The Fifth Court, hosts Peter Leonard BL and Mark Tottenham BL travel to Leinster House to sit down with Verona Murphy , Ceann Comhairle — the referee of the Dáil. This is not a standard political career story. From leaving home at 14, school at 15…to a period of homelessness… to driving trucks across Europe with ABBA blas
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