Prompted by a recent positive review of Japanese writer Asako Yuzuki’s latest novel, Hooked, I found myself, by way of a misunderstood birthday present hint, reading her earlier work, Butter, where one of the central characters, a female maybe serial kill... See more
Character references can be of use where a convicted person awaiting sentence for a first crime appears to have truly acted out of character, according to retired High Court judge Michael White. However, in more serious cases, where a judge has already de... See more
“People love them. They work hard. People see that they can deliver,” says Labour councillor Marie Moloney from Killarney. The local politician is referring to not someone in her own party, but Michael and Danny Healy-Rae, the Kerry Independent TDs who wi... See more
The conduct of Pat McDonagh, the owner of Supermac’s, in a High Court case over the non-payment of rent, was “less than satisfactory,” a judge has said when finding against the fast-food chain. However, he said the behaviour of McDonagh, who gave evidence... See more
The convicted fraudster Kevin Phelan, from Omagh, Co Tyrone, has yet to undergo a medical procedure for a condition that is delaying his sentencing, the Crown Court in Leeds has been told. Phelan (62) did not attend a sentencing hearing in January at whic... See more
