The Fifth Court

E148 The Fifth Court - Peter Shanley SC -Barristers Direct, legal access & barristers as entrepreneurs

18 May 2026

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Episode 148, The Fifth CourtPeter Shanley SC on Barristers Direct, legal access and barristers becoming entrepreneursPeter Leonard BL and Mark Tottenh...

E147 The Fifth Court - John O’Donnell SC on Law, Literature and Life

08 May 2026

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ON this episode of The Fifth Court, Peter Leonard BL and Mark Tottenham BL are joined by John O’Donnell SC — one of the Bar’s leading advocates…...

E146 The Fifth Court - Your Reputation on Trial — And Why the Rules Are Changing - John Kerr

17 Apr 2026

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Your Reputation on Trial — And Why the Rules Are ChangingThis is not just another legal interview. This is a story about growing up under armed prot...

E145 The Fifth Court - Verona Murphy - From leaving home at 14 to Ceann Comhairle, Dáil Éireann

08 Apr 2026

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The "referee" of Irish politics: Verona Murphy on power, pressure and running the DáilWhat actually happens when you’re handed the whistle in Irish...

E144 The Fifth Court - Mr Justice Brian Cregan, Judge of the High Court | Parnell, leadership, and the law

24 Mar 2026

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Episode 144 – Mr Justice Brian Cregan, Judge of the High Court | Parnell, leadership, and the lawIn this very special episode of The Fifth Court, ho...

E143 The Fifth Court - Máirín de Búrca, once more in front of the courts

18 Mar 2026

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Máirín De Búrca is in front of the courts again | The Fifth CourtThere are some names that belong in the footnotes of Irish history. Máirín De Bú...

E142 The Fifth Court - Gary O'Gorman, The Barrister Who Quit Law To Handicap Racehorses

11 Mar 2026

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The Barrister Who Quit Law To Handicap Racehorses What kind of person leaves the Law Library… and ends up becoming one of the most quietly powerful ...

E141 The Fifth Court - Mr Justice David Nolan - Advocacy, Independence and the Modern Bar

17 Feb 2026

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Advocacy, Independence and the Modern Bar — Mr. Justice David Nolan | The Fifth Court EP 141On Episode 141 of The Fifth Court, hosts Mark Tottenham ...

E140 The Fifth Court - Eavanna FitzGerald - Founder of The Expert Witness Site

11 Feb 2026

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Expert evidence under pressure – Eavanna FitzGerald on changing court culture | Episode 140On Episode 140 of The Fifth Court, Peter Leonard BL and M...

E139 The Fifth Court - Tom Flynn SC, Planning judicial reviews, costs caps and access to justice

04 Feb 2026

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Episode 139 | Tom Flynn SC on planning judicial reviews, costs caps and access to justiceIn Episode 139 of The Fifth Court, hosts Peter Leonard BL and...

E138 The Fifth Court - Mary McAleese, former Uachtarán na hÉireann

30 Jan 2026

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Episode 138 – Mary McAleese on the Rule of Law, Courage & DemocracyFormer President of Ireland Mary McAleese joins our hosts of The Fifth Court,...

Episode 137 – Darragh Mackin, Human Rights, Legacy and the Rule of Law

09 Jan 2026

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Episode 137 – Darragh Mackin, Human Rights, Legacy and the Rule of LawIn Episode 137 of The Fifth Court, Peter Leonard BL travels to the Allingham F...

E136 The Fifth Court - PART II- Síofra O’Leary, former President of the European Court of Human Rights & Úna Ní Raifeartaigh, judge at the European Court of Human Rights

23 Dec 2025

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The Fifth Court Ep 136 Part 2: Strasbourg, dissent and Decisis casebook Part 2 of a two-part Fifth Court interview with two of Ireland’s most distin...

E135 The Fifth Court - Síofra O’Leary, former President of the European Court of Human Rights & Úna Ní Raifeartaigh, judge at the European Court of Human Rights

17 Dec 2025

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The Fifth Court – Part 1: Ireland and the European Court of Human RightsPart 1 of a two-part Fifth Court interview with two of Ireland’s most dist...

E134 The Fifth Court - Austria’s Supreme Court President Georg Kodek - Why the Law Can’t Save the Planet

05 Nov 2025

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 Courts, Climate & Common Sense – Austria’s Supreme Court President Georg Kodek on Why the Law Can’t Save the PlanetIn this compelling ...

E133 The Fifth Court - Josepha Madigan — solicitor, former cabinet minister, family-law mediator — why mediation is gaining ground,

17 Oct 2025

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The Fifth Court — Episode 133 Presented by barristers Mark Tottenham and Peter Leonard.This episode opens with Josepha Madigan — solicitor, former...

E132 The Fifth Court - Dame Siobhán Keegan, Lady Chief Justice of Northern Ireland, evaluating expert evidence in an age of AI

09 Oct 2025

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LCJ Keegan on the modern courtroom — AI, experts and leadershipOn Episode 132, The Fifth Court hosts Peter Leonard and Mark Tottenham have rare acce...

E131 The Fifth Court - Kirk Offel, Mission-critical infrastructure expert; US Navy vet turned AI-ready datacentre CEO

26 Aug 2025

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E131 The Fifth CourtCo-host of the Fifth Court, Peter Leonard, BL, met with Kirk Offel at the Dublin Tech Summit, promoter of the 5th Industrial Revol...

E130 The Fifth Court - Ukrainian Anna Mysyshyn, a leading expert in AI ethics, regulation, cybersecurity

20 Aug 2025

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Episode 130 – The Fifth CourtRecorded at the Dublin Tech Summit, Peter Leonard BL speaks with Ukrainian Dr. Anna Mysyshyn, a leading expert in AI et...

E129 The Fifth Court - Elizabeth Winkler - was Shakespeare sole author of all 'his' works? Plenty of legals around this one.

12 Aug 2025

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Episode 129 The Fifth CourtElizabeth Winkler is an acclaimed literary critic and investigative journalist whose work spans some of the world’s most ...

E128 The Fifth Court - The Boundary Commission - 100 years ago. Dr. Cormac Moore, author 'The Root of All Evil: The Irish Boundary Commission'

05 Aug 2025

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E128 The Fifth Court – Drawing the Line: The Story of the Irish Boundary CommissionDr. Cormac Moore – an historian with Dublin City Council’s Hi...

E127 The Fifth Court - Matthew Holmes, author 'Habeas Corpus: Practice and Procedure

25 Jul 2025

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On Episode 127 of The Fifth Court, hosts Peter Leonard BL and Mark Tottenham BL are joined by Matthew Holmes BL, author of Habeas Corpus: Practice and...

E126 The Fifth Court - Catastrophe: Nakba II with author Fintan Drury (Legal & Human Rights Special)

17 Jul 2025

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Episode 126, The Fifth Court featuring – Catastrophe: Nakba II with author Fintan Drury (Legal & Human Rights Special)Fintan Drury’s Catastrop...

E125 The Fifth Court - John Brennan, former CIA head at The Centre for Justice and Law Reform Summer School 2025

09 Jul 2025

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Episode 125 The Fifth CourtJohn Brennan ran America’s most secretive operations as CIA director. Now he’s sharing what he learned about balancing ...

E124 The Fifth Court - Alice Doyle, Circuit Court Judge (ret.) - Justice V Vengeance, reflections on the difficulty in sentencing

29 Jun 2025

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Conversation from the Bench, Retired Judge Alice Doyle at the Inaugural Kilkenny Law FestivalRecorded live at the Kilkenny Law Festival, this special...

E123 The Fifth Court - Mark O'Connell, author 'A Thread of Violence', on the Malcolm McArthur case - from the Kilkenny Law Festival

18 Jun 2025

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The Murderer, the Memoirist & the Mystery That LingersOn episode 123 of The Fifth Court, we’re joined by Mark O’Connell, Irish Times contribut...

E122 The Fifth Court - Frank McNally, Irish Times - a Bloomsday (Legal) Special

10 Jun 2025

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E122 The Fifth Court Frank McNally, author of Irish Times 'An Irishman's Diary', on Bloomsday, June 16th 1904 - The many legal themes running through ...

E121 The Fifth Court - Ms Justice Marguerite Bolger, life and times of a High Court judge

06 Jun 2025

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Episode 121 of The Fifth Court is the first of a mini-series of the podcast recorded at the Kilkenny Law Festival 2025, held from May 16–18 in Kilke...

E120 The Fifth Court - Dr. Ciara Smyth, Human Rights, Migration and Asylum Law expert, recorded at University College Galway

28 May 2025

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Dr. Ciara Smyth, a distinguished lecturer at the School of Law at University of Galway She is the Programme Director for the LLM in International Migr...

E119 The Fifth Court - Diarmuid J. Connolly BL (now quite the 'Father of the Mayo Bar' ) - recorded at the University of Galway

21 May 2025

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E119 The Fifth CourtRecorded at the University of Galway recording studios.Hosts Peter Leonard BL and Mark Tottenham BL talk to Diarmuid J. Connolly B...

E118 The Fifth Court - Judge Mary Fahy (retd.) - Live from Galway thanks to GSBA

14 May 2025

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E118 The Fifth Court featuring retired judge Mary FahyJudge Mary Fahy retired from the Irish District Court on January 31, 2025, concluding a distingu...

E117 The Fifth Court - Paul Keane, Reddy Charlton LLP, former Honorary Consul General of Sweden (and Beekeeper!)

29 Apr 2025

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E117 The Fifth Court throws the spotlight on one of the country's most colourful solicitors, Paul Keane, former Managing Partner at Reddy Charlton (w...

E116 The Fifth Court - Edmond Honohan, 'former' Master of the High Court

22 Apr 2025

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E116 The Fifth Court - featuring the life and times of the "former" Master of the High Court, Edmond HonahanIs he, was he still Master? He explains ho...

E115 The Fifth Court - from the University of Limerick, former Chief Justice, Frank Clarke, SC. Part II.

16 Apr 2025

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Episode 115 – The Fifth CourtHe’s held one of the highest offices in the land, but what’s life really like after the robes are folded away?In th...

E114 The Fifth Court - Former Chief Justice Frank Clarke SC - Part I.

08 Apr 2025

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Episode 114 The Fifth Court Former Chief Justice Frank Clarke SC - Part I.In this episode, The Fifth Court welcomes none other than Frank Clarke SC, f...

The Fifth Court UNPRECEDENTED #12

04 Apr 2025

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A bonus episode, from The Fifth Court team.Episode No.12 The Fifth Court UNPRECEDENTED - recent interesting cases, taken from the Decisis.ie Law Repor...

E113 The Fifth Court - Dr Susan Leahy, University of Limerick, on consent.

02 Apr 2025

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E113 The Fifth Court Dr Susan Leahy, University of Limerick, on consent.DSBA 'Podcast of the Year'Hosts Mark Tottenham BL and Peter Leonard BL talks t...

The Fifth Court UNPRECEDENTED #11

27 Mar 2025

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A bonus episode, from The Fifth Court team.Episode No.11 The Fifth Court UNPRECEDENTED - recent interesting cases, taken from the Decisis.ie Law Repor...

E112 The Fifth Court - from the University of Limerick, Prof. Jennifer Schweppe, Co-Director, European Centre for the Study of Hate

25 Mar 2025

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E112 The Fifth Court'Live' from University of Limerick, hosts Peter Leonard BL and Mark Tottenham BL, are joined by Prof. Jennifer Schweppe, Co-Direct...

The Fifth Court UNPRECEDENTED #10

19 Mar 2025

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A bonus episode, from The Fifth Court team.Episode No.10 The Fifth Court UNPRECEDENTED - recent interesting cases, taken from the Decisis.ie Law Repor...

E111 The Fifth Court - Patrick Costello

13 Mar 2025

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Episode 111 The Fifth CourtDSBA 'Podcast of the Year'Patrick Costello, barrister and former Green Party TD and party spokesperson on JusticeHe took th...

The Fifth Court UNPRECEDENTED #9

11 Mar 2025

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A bonus episode, from The Fifth Court team.Episode No.9 The Fifth Court UNPRECEDENTED - recent interesting cases, including a legal challenge by a pil...

E110 The Fifth Court - Brendan Slattery, Head of Environment and Planning, McCann FitzGerald solrs.

06 Mar 2025

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E110 The Fifth CourtDSBA Podcast of the YearBrendan Slattery, Head of Environment and Planning, McCann FitzGerald solrs. talks to our interlocuto...

The Fifth Court UNPRECEDENTED #8

03 Mar 2025

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A bonus episode, from The Fifth Court team.Episode No.8 The Fifth Court UNPRECEDENTED - recent interesting cases taken from the Decisis.ie Law Reports...

E109 The Fifth Court - retired High Court judge, Bernard Barton

28 Feb 2025

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E109 The Fifth CourtA most amusing encounter.Hosts Peter Leonard and Mark Tottenham talk to retired judge Bernard Barton, a fabulous raconteur, about ...

E108 The Fifth Court - Ass. Prof. Dr. Thomas Mohr (UCD) on Hugh Kennedy, former AG and law reformer

19 Feb 2025

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E108 The Fifth Court Dr Thom Mohr on Hugh Kennedy, first Attorney General of the Irish Free State and law reformer who had some radical ideas in his t...

E107 The Fifth Court - The Law Reform Commission, Siobhán Ní Chúlacháin, Director of Research & Caoilin Young, Legal Researcher

13 Feb 2025

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E107 The Law Reform Commission, 50 years oldModernising the law. How we change the law to update it.The programme for work is laid out in conjunction ...

The Fifth Court UNPRECEDENTED #7

07 Feb 2025

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A bonus episode, from The Fifth Court team.Episode No.7 The Fifth Court UNPRECEDENTED - recent interesting cases taken from the Decisis.ie Law Reports...

E106 The Fifth Court - LIVE from the Law Society, Part 2 - Legal Big Bang?, Rachel Stanton, Simmons & Simmons and James Duggan, Flynn O'Driscoll

05 Feb 2025

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E106 The Fifth CourtDSBA 'Podcast of the Year'The Fifth Court LIVE! Part II.Presenters Mark Tottenham BL and Peter Leonard BL are joined live at the L...

The Fifth Court UNPRECEDENTED #6

31 Jan 2025

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A bonus episode, from The Fifth Court team.Episode No.6 The Fifth Court UNPRECEDENTED - recent interesting cases taken from the Decisis.ie Law Reports...

E105 The Fifth Court - LIVE from the Law Society, Part I - Legal Big Bang?, Rachel Stanton, Simmons & Simmons and James Duggan, Flynn O'Driscoll

30 Jan 2025

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E105 The Fifth Court DSBA 'Podcast of the Year'The Fifth Court LIVE! Part I.Presenters Mark Tottenham BL and Peter Leonard BL are joined live at the L...

E104 The Fifth Court - Griffith & Griffith, the sequel. (Follow on from E57) Cyril Griffith Junior talks about what happened next

21 Jan 2025

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E104 The Fifth CourtDSBA Podcast of the YearGriffith & Griffith, the sequel. (Follow on from E57, The Fifth Court) Cyril Griffith Junior talks abo...

The Fifth Court UNPRECEDENTED #5

16 Jan 2025

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A bonus episode, from The Fifth Court team.Episode No.4 The Fifth Court UNPRECEDENTED - recent interesting cases taken from the Decisis.ie Law Reports...

E103 The Fifth Court - Lucy Letby Case and the role of 'expert witnesses'

09 Jan 2025

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E103 The Lucy Letby Case and the role of 'expert witnesses'Mark Tottenham BL and Peter Leonard BL discuss some complex legal issues around this diffic...

The Fifth Court UNPRECEDENTED #4

09 Jan 2025

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A bonus episode, from The Fifth Court team.Episode No.4 The Fifth Court UNPRECEDENTED - recent interesting cases taken from the Decisis.ie Law Reports...

E102 The Fifth Court - Louise O'Donnell, Deputy Chair, The Labour Court

06 Jan 2025

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E102 The Fifth Court - Louise O'Donnell, Deputy Chair, The Labour CourtA great story about starting work in the Civil Service at 17 and her subsequent...

The Fifth Court UNPRECEDENTED #3

02 Jan 2025

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A bonus episode, from The Fifth Court team.Episode No.3 The Fifth Court UNPRECEDENTED - recent interesting cases taken from the Decisis.ie Law Reports...

E101 The Fifth Court - Former Mr. Justice Peter Kelly, life and times, Part II

26 Dec 2024

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E101 The Fifth CourtThe second part of an informative and highly entertaining chat with former Mr. Justice Peter Kelly - President of the High Court o...

The Fifth Court UNPRECEDENTED #2

22 Dec 2024

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A bonus episode, from The Fifth Court team.Episode No.2 The Fifth Court UNPRECEDENTED - recent interesting cases taken from the Decisis.ie Law Reports...

E100 The Fifth Court - Former Mr. Justice Peter Kelly, life and times, Part I

18 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

E100 The Fifth CourtFor its 100th episode, The Fifth Court hosts, Peter Leonard BL and Mark Tottenham BL, had a lengthy, informative and highly entert...

The Fifth Court UNPRECEDENTED #1

13 Dec 2024

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A bonus episode, from The Fifth Court team.Episode No.1 The Fifth Court UNPRECEDENTED - recent interesting cases taken from the Decisis.ie Law Reports...

E99 The Fifth Court - Mick Clifford, author of 'Who Killed Una Lynskey', a complex and unsolved murder from the 1970s

11 Dec 2024

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E99 The Fifth Court.Mark Tottenham and Peter Leonard talk to Mick Clifford, author of the best-selling true-crime book, 'Who killed Una Lynskey?'This ...

E98 The Fifth Court - Nelofer Pazira, recently completed work on final book of her late husband, journalist, Robert Fisk

03 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 98 of The Fifth Court podcast was recorded LIVE at the Allingham Festival in Donegal, on Friday 8 November 2024.Mark Tottenham BL and Peter Le...

E97 The Fifth Court - Michael O'Farrell, journalist, on the epic hunt to Michael Lynn to justice

26 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 97 The Fifth CourtMichael O’Farrell is a journalist for over two decades and has reported widely on matters of public interest from across t...

E96 The Fifth Court - Judge Grainne Malone talks about the new Irish Court Services podcast commemorating 100 years of the Irish courts.ars

21 Nov 2024

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Episode 96 The Fifth Court with Peter Leonard BL and Mark Tottenham BL.On this episode, Judge Gráinne Malone, a former solicitor who also qualified a...

E95 The Fifth Court at the Kilkenomics Festival - Money-laundering, White Collar Crime - Marla Dukharan and Bill Black

13 Nov 2024

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Hosts Mark Tottenham BL and Peter Leonard BL chat to Marla Dukharan and Bill Black, world experts in White Collar Crime, at an early morning talk at t...

E94 The Fifth Court at the Ploughing Championships - 'agricultural solicitor' Aisling Meehan

05 Nov 2024

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Episode 94 Aisling Meehan, Agricultural SolicitorIt takes specialist knowledge and understanding to appreciate the problems farmers face today. E...

E93 The Fifth Court - Pascal Pichonnaz, ELI President and Professor at University of Fribourg,

30 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recorded at the 2024 ELI (European Law Institute) Annual Conference held at the Kings Inns, Dublin, where Fifth Court presenters, Peter Leonard BL and...

E92 The Fifth Court - Sir Geoffrey Vos, Master of the Rolls and Head of Civil Justice in England and Wales

23 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 92 The Fifth CourtSir Geoffrey Vos, Master of the Rolls and Head of Civil Justice in England and Wales and ELI Vice-President who attended the...

E91 The Fifth Court -Arthur Mathews, author, Walled In By Hate: Kevin O’Higgins, (Minister for Justice, 1922-1927)

15 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 91, The Fifth CourtA slightly longer than usual edition of Ireland's favourite podcast as our hosts delve into the light and shade of Arthur M...

E90 The Fifth Court - Sisterly, co-founded by Jenny O'Connell, well-known SC turned entrepreneur. Life after the bar.

03 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

E90 The Fifth Court - The Vacation SittingsContinuing our series of law related interviews whilst regular presenters Peter Leonard BL and Mark Tottenh...

E89 The Fifth Court - Colm O'Reilly - COO Business Post Group, Chairman Newsbrands Ireland, Board member Press Council of Ireland

27 Aug 2024

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E89 The Fifth Court - The Vacation SittingsThis is the third of four vacation sittings of the Fifth Court.On this episode we've teamed up with our sis...

E88 The Fifth Court - Expert Witnesses gone bad - Mark Tottenham BL, an expert on expert witnesses talks expert witnesses

20 Aug 2024

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E88 The Fifth Court - The Vacation SittingsThis is the second of four vacation sittings of the Fifth Court. On this episode we hear our Fifth Court co...

E87 The Fifth Court - Mediation v Litigation - The Peter Leonard interview

13 Aug 2024

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E87 The Fifth CourtThis is the first of four vacation sittings of the Fifth Court. On this episode we hear presenter turned guest, Peter Leonard BL an...

E86 The Fifth Court - Probate Made Simple, Isabella Hughes, co-founder simpleprobate.ie

06 Aug 2024

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E86 The Fifth Court - DSBA 'Podcast of the Year'On this episode hosts Mark Tottenham BL and Peter Leonard BL are joined by Isabella Hughes, boxer (!) ...

E85 The Fifth Court - Ercus Stewart SC, a barrister since 1970 and a Law Library legend

30 Jul 2024

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E85 The Fifth CourtA most entertaining episode of podcast as our hosts Mark Tottenham BL and Peter Leonard BL chat to Law Library legend Ercus Stewart...

E84 The Fifth Court - How to fix a dysfunctional housing market - Martin Cooney, solicitor to developers

23 Jul 2024

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E84 The Fifth CourtHosts Mark Tottenham BL and Peter Leonard BL are joined in studio by solicitor and Partner at Byrne Wallace, Martin Cooney talking ...

E83 The Fifth Court - Big Problems with Enduring Powers of Attorney (EPA) - David Byrnes BL and solicitor Flor McCarthy, Founder Director of Solicitors Growth

16 Jul 2024

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E83 The Fifth Court Problems have emerged around new legislation around enduring powers of attorney (EPA). On this episode hosts Peter Leonard BL and ...

E82 The Fifth Court - Kevin O'Higgins, solicitor and scion of one of the country's best known legal families

09 Jul 2024

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E82 The Fifth CourtPeter Leonard BL and Mark Tottenham BL talk to Kevin O'Higgins, solicitor, about his life and times.As he says himself, 'After 40+ ...

E81 The Fifth Court - Arko Ganguli - co-founder Legitify, simplifying cross-border transactions, digitalizing notarization

03 Jul 2024

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E81 The Fifth CourtSupported by Clio Legal SoftwareHosts Mark Tottenham BL and Peter Leonard BL spoke to Arko Ganguli, co-founder of Letigify, an AI p...

E80 The Fifth Court - Dr Leif-Nissen Lundbæk, FORBES 30 Under30 Listmaker - legal AI in action

25 Jun 2024

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E80 of The Fifth Court was recorded at the Dublin Tech Summit AI not a concept, but a reality now in law. This is a must listen-to episode if you want...

E79 The Fifth Court - Mema Byrne BL - Landlord and Tenant Law (Commercial Sector) expert author

18 Jun 2024

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E79 The Fifth CourtHosts Peter Leonard BL and Mark Tottenham BL are joined by barrister Mema Byrne BL, to talk about the 2nd edition of her book, Land...

E78 The Fifth Court - The Bloomsday Episode - Hosts Mark Tottenham BL and Peter Leonard BL on Ulysses and the obscenity laws

10 Jun 2024

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E78 The Fifth CourtDSBA Legal Podcast of the YearWith thanks to Clio Legal Software.Bloomsday is a celebration of James Joyce's Ulysses, taking place ...

E77 The Fifth Court - Krystian Boino, trained Polish judge who runs his solicitor's practice in Ireland

03 Jun 2024

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E77 The Fifth Court - with @Mark Tottenham BL and @Peter Leonard BLWith thanks to Clio Legal SoftwareSomething you may not have considered. The Polish...

E76 The Fifth Court - Senator Barry Ward BL on the powers of local authorities and elected councillors

28 May 2024

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E76 The Fifth Court DSBA 'Podcast of the Year'With thanks to Clio Legal SoftwareHosts Mark Tottenham BL and Peter Leonard BL interrogate Senator (and ...

E75 The Fifth Court - Joe Brolly, life, times and law.

21 May 2024

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E75 The Fifth Court - recorded at the Solicitor's Growth SummitOur hosts, Mark Tottenham BL and Peter Leonard BL are joined by barrister Joe Brolly BL...

E74 The Fifth Court - Cynthia Ní Mhurchú BL - Europe, Eurovision and legal life after RTE

14 May 2024

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E74 The Fifth Court with Mark Tottenham BL and Peter Leonard BLFrom Riverdance to the Four Courts, a life after RTE for TV personality turned barriste...

E73 - Pt. 2 'A Century of Irish Courts' - Mr. Justice Gerard Hogan, Supreme Court & Prof. Diarmaid Ferriter, UCD

06 May 2024

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E73 The Fifth Court with @Mark Tottenham BL and @Peter Leonard BL were invited to attend a conference in Dublin Castle celebrating 100 years of Irish ...

E72 - Pt. 1 'A Century of Irish Courts' - Mr. Justice Gerard Hogan, Supreme Court & Prof. Diarmaid Ferriter, UCD

30 Apr 2024

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E72 The Fifth Court with @Mark Tottenham BL and @Peter Leonard BL were invited to attend a conference in Dublin Castle celebrating 100 years of Irish ...

E71 The Fifth Court - DSBA 'Legal Podcast of the Year' - Dr. Charles Garavan, UCD Business - The 'Apple Case'.

23 Apr 2024

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Episode 71 The Fifth Court with Peter Leonard BL and Mark Tottenham BLThe Apple Tax CaseWill they, won't they? Should they, would they?Questions, que...

E70 The Fifth Court, Des Geraghty, former SIPTU President and MEP, on the Sinn Fein Funds cases of the 1940s.

16 Apr 2024

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E70 The Fifth Court Hosts Peter Leonard BL and Mark Tottenham BL entertain a most entertaining guest on this episode. Des Geraghty, a national figure ...

E69 The Fifth Court - Liam Herrick, Exec. Director ICCL on Hate Speech legislation plus his work as adviser to Uachtarán na hÉireann (very, very interesting)

09 Apr 2024

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E69 The Fifth Court with Mark Tottenham BL and Peter Leonard BLLiam Herrick, Executive Director of the Irish Council of Civil Liberties talks about th...

E68 The Fifth Court - Paul Egan, Partner Mason Hayes & Curran, discusses some of the best known corporate law cases

02 Apr 2024

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E68 The Fifth CourtWinner Dublin Solicitors' Bar Association Legal Podcast of the YearHosts Peter Leonard BL and Mark Tottenham BL discuss some of the...

E67 The Fifth Court - Michael Daly, BL, author

27 Mar 2024

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E67 The Fifth Court with Peter Leonard BL and Mark Tottenham BLOn this episode, former Garda sergeant now barrister, Michael Daly BL, author of a new ...

E66 The Fifth Court - Retired District Justice Olann Kelleher talks to hosts Peter Leonard and Mark Tottenham about Cork, Cocaine and Criminals

20 Mar 2024

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E66 The Fifth CourtHosts Mark Tottenham BL and Peter Leonard BL have a most entertaining discussion with retired District Justice, Olann Kelleher, abo...

E65 The Fifth Court - 'Irish Prisons at 107% capacity', '9/10 employers happy to employ ex-prisoners' - Saoirse Brady, Irish Penal Reform Trust

12 Mar 2024

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E65 The Fifth Court Saoirse Brady, Executive Director of the Irish Penal Reform Trust, joins Peter Leonard BL and Mark Tottenham BL, to talk all thing...

E64 The Fifth Court - The Legal Final Frontier? Outer Space Law. Zeldine O’Brien BL

05 Mar 2024

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E64 The Fifth Court, boldly going where no legal podcast has gone before.Hosts Mark Tottenham BL and Peter Leonard BL talk to Zeldine O'Brien BL, a re...

E63 The Fifth Court - two top academics discuss two upcoming referendums - Deirdre McGowan, TUD and Maebh Harding, UCD

28 Feb 2024

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E63 The Fifth CourtWith two referendums (*see note below) looming, hosts Mark Tottenham BL and Peter Leonard BL invited two top law academics to studi...

E62 The Fifth Court - Northern Ireland Troubles Legacy Act. Solicitor Darragh Mackin, "You wouldn't see the likes of it in Russia"

20 Feb 2024

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Episode 62, hosts Peter Leonard BL and Mark Tottenham BL, discuss the Northern Ireland Troubles Legacy Act 2023 - an extremely controversial piece of ...

E61 The Fifth Court, Helen Dixon, 'Billions of Euro of fines not yet collected', outgoing Data Protection Commissioner

13 Feb 2024

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E61 The Fifth CourtHosts Peter Leonard BL and Mark Tottenham BL have a wide ranging discussion with outgoing Data Protection Commissioner, Helen Dixon...