E128 The Fifth Court - The Boundary Commission - 100 years ago. Dr. Cormac Moore, author 'The Root of All Evil: The Irish Boundary Commission'
E128 The Fifth Court – Drawing the Line: The Story of the Irish Boundary CommissionDr. Cormac Moore – an historian with Dublin City Council’s Historian-in-Residence programme and author of Birth of th...
5 Aug 202545min
E127 The Fifth Court - Matthew Holmes, author 'Habeas Corpus: Practice and Procedure
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 Procedure. (This is his sixth book!). They delve ...
25 Juli 202535min
E126 The Fifth Court - Catastrophe: Nakba II with author Fintan Drury (Legal & Human Rights Special)
Episode 126, The Fifth Court featuring – Catastrophe: Nakba II with author Fintan Drury (Legal & Human Rights Special)Fintan Drury’s Catastrophe: Nakba II is a punch in the gut—not a balanced history ...
17 Juli 202538min
E125 The Fifth Court - John Brennan, former CIA head at The Centre for Justice and Law Reform Summer School 2025
Episode 125 The Fifth CourtJohn Brennan ran America’s most secretive operations as CIA director. Now he’s sharing what he learned about balancing intelligence, justice, and democracy. From briefing pr...
9 Juli 202539min
E124 The Fifth Court - Alice Doyle, Circuit Court Judge (ret.) - Justice V Vengeance, reflections on the difficulty in sentencing
Conversation from the Bench, Retired Judge Alice Doyle at the Inaugural Kilkenny Law FestivalRecorded live at the Kilkenny Law Festival, this special episode of The Fifth Court — recent Merit Award wi...
29 Juni 202554min
E123 The Fifth Court - Mark O'Connell, author 'A Thread of Violence', on the Malcolm McArthur case - from the Kilkenny Law Festival
The Murderer, the Memoirist & the Mystery That LingersOn episode 123 of The Fifth Court, we’re joined by Mark O’Connell, Irish Times contributor and author of the acclaimed A Thread of Violence, his g...
18 Juni 202555min
E122 The Fifth Court - Frank McNally, Irish Times - a Bloomsday (Legal) Special
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 one of the great English language books.His cultur...
10 Juni 202548min
E121 The Fifth Court - Ms Justice Marguerite Bolger, life and times of a High Court judge
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 Kilkenny City. It offered a dynamic weekend of discussion...
6 Juni 20251h 6min
