In Our Defence

Gavin O Dowd joined Kieran to discuss the case of Giovanni Di Stefano, who was known as the ‘Devil’s Advocate’. He was known for defending anyone, no matter how heinous the crime they had been accused of however, it later turned out he had never been a qualified lawyer.

Kieran was joined by Gavin O'Dowd for another episode of 'In Our Defence'. This week he took a closer look at the case of Forster v Donovan where a court had to decide whether a dog’s owner was responsible the dog's attack on a postman.

Kieran was joined by Gavin O'Dowd for another episode of 'In Our Defence'. This week he took a closer look at the case of Equality Authority v Portmarnock Golf Club, where in 2004 , the Dublin District Court declared that Portmarnock was a discriminating club and suspended its licence to sell alcohol to its members.

Kieran was joined by Gavin O'Dowd for another episode of 'In Our Defence'. This week he took a closer look at the case of Hanrahan v Merck, where a farm in Tipperary sued one of the world’s biggest pharma companies.

Anton was joined by Gavin Dowd for ‘In Our Defence’,for a deeper look at what might seem like a peculiar legal case in history, and find out what impact it might have had on public life. This week Gavin takes a closer look at the most famous example of the US Supreme Court overturning one of its own judgments.

Kieran was joined by Gavin Dowd for ‘In Our Defence’,for a deeper look at what might seem like a peculiar legal case in history, and find out what impact it might have had on public life.  This week Gavin discusses the case of Meath County Council v Murray. The Murray family had applied for planning permission to build a 3,000 square foot home near Navan in Co Meath. Planning permission was refused, but they went ahead and built a home which was double the size. They were pursued by the County Council who sought an order of demolition for the home. Listen and subscribe to The Hard Shoulder on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.      Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.     You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

This week, Gavin delved into the case in which David Norris challenged the constitutionality of legislation which criminalised sodomy...

This week Gavin joined Kieran to talk through the case of a bad getaway driver and a sandwich that nearly cost €65,000...

This week Gavin joined Jonathan Healy to talk through the defence of 'necessity'...

Every week on Gavin Dowd explores a court case that made history here in Ireland, but also worldwide. From the bizarre to the historic, weird to the unconstitutional we find out just why these cases have left a lasting legacy.

Every week on The Hard Shoulder Gavin Dowd explores a court case that made history here in Ireland, but also worldwide. From the bizarre to the historic, weird to the unconstitutional we find out just why these cases have left a lasting legacy...

Kieran was joined by regular Gavin Dowd, to look at the man who almost won the Lotto...

Gavin Dowd joined Kieran for the weekly installment of 'In Our Defence', and it was timely, on the week that clamping release fees increased from €80 to €125.

Gavin Dowd joins Kieran once again, this time to talk about the law around the old adage 'Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers'. When something is found on someone's property, who owns it, and are there any other legal issues at hand?

Kieran was joined by regular Gavin Dowd, to look at Who Wants To Be A Millionaire…

Gavin Dowd joined Kieran for the latest installment of 'In Our Defence', where he looked at the long-running issue of flouride in the water

Gavin Dowd joined Kieran to look at a case involving Bert and Ernie, a cake and the UK supreme court...

Gavin Dowd joined Kieran to discuss the time we made ecstasy and ketamine legal for 24 hours...