E152 The Fifth Court - Jimmy Wales, Wikipedia founder, on trust, AI and why the internet still needs rules
Episode 152 of The Fifth Court features a very special guest: Jimmy Wales, founder of WikipediaInterviewed by Mark Tottenham BL at Dalkey Book Festival.This is not just a tech-founder interview. It is...
1 Juli 55min
E151 The Fifth Court - Peter Charleton Part 2: what judges really worry about
In Part 2 of our extended interview with retired Supreme Court judge Mr Justice Peter Charleton, Peter Leonard BL and Mark Tottenham BL continue a remarkable conversation about life at the Bar, life o...
23 Juni 35min
E150 The Fifth Court - Mr Justice Peter Charleton: law, crime, music and the nature of evil
The Fifth Court marks Episode 150 with Part 1 of a wide-ranging conversation with recently retired Supreme Court judge, Peter Charleton.To mark Episode 150 of The Fifth Court, Peter Leonard BL and Mar...
18 Juni 38min
E149 The Fifth Court - Bridget Hourican on Frank Callanan’s Joycean masterpiece
Bloomsday Special: The secret political life of James Joyce — and Frank Callanan’s final masterpieceWas James Joyce really apolitical?For decades, many scholars claimed Ireland's greatest writer stood...
9 Juni 38min
E148 The Fifth Court - Peter Shanley SC -Barristers Direct, legal access & barristers as entrepreneurs
Episode 148, The Fifth CourtPeter Shanley SC on Barristers Direct, legal access and barristers becoming entrepreneursPeter Leonard BL and Mark Tottenham BL are joined by Peter Shanley SC, founder of B...
18 Maj 30min
E147 The Fifth Court - John O’Donnell SC on Law, Literature and Life
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… and one of Ireland’s most quietly brilliant writers. Th...
8 Maj 45min
E146 The Fifth Court - Your Reputation on Trial — And Why the Rules Are Changing - John Kerr
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 protection, about a father who became the last Law Lord ...
17 Apr 39min
E145 The Fifth Court - Verona Murphy - From leaving home at 14 to Ceann Comhairle, Dáil Éireann
The "referee" of Irish politics: Verona Murphy on power, pressure and running the DáilWhat actually happens when you’re handed the whistle in Irish politics?On Episode 145 of The Fifth Court, hosts Pe...
8 Apr 50min
