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Season 2: “CASES THAT CHANGED PEOPLE’S LIVES” - REVISITED This legal documentary series was devised and presented by me in the early Spring of 2005. The late Peter Mooney was allocated by RT...
In episode 6, which was the last in the series, we hear about the “ Murphy Case ” (1982), which dealt with the taxation of married women at...
This episode recalls the significance of the Supreme Court decision in the case of: “The State (Healy) v O’Donoghue”, and outlines the seque...
This episode involves an analysis of the legal complexities in the divorce case of Mrs Katharine O’Shea, taken by her husband - Captain Will...
Episode 4 brings to light the significance of a High Court case, the decision of which was overturned in the Supreme Court in 1971. The name...
This episode reviewed the “ McGee Case ” (1973), in which Mary McGee, a 27-year-old mother of four, took a case against the Attorney General...
The first programme in the series reviewed the “ De Burca Case ” (1976) which was about the automatic right of women to sit on juries, or pu...
In the postscript to the Podcast Series, Paulyn pays respect to the Poet Eavan Boland who died suddenly in April 2020. In Chapter six of the...
In Episode 14: we discuss many subjects in this last chapter of the Book. We reflect on words and their meanings and the need for precise cl...
In Episode 13: we reflect on topics with reference to the continuing unrest in the United States and the focus on violations of police power...
In Episode 12: we discuss some connected themes from the ‘walk and talk’ that opened up so many relevant topics. We reflect on the wisdom ha...
In Podcast Series 11: we discuss the coincidence that some of the violence we have witnessed in recent times in the United States, particula...
In Episode 10: we discussed ‘breaking the mould’ and how the old pomp and circumstance and traditions at the bar and the practice of the law...
In Episode 9 : we find ourselves discussing the implications of a referendum and how these can lead to outcomes that, perhaps, were not full...
In Episode 8: we discuss our right to ‘our good name’. Libel Laws are there to protect our right to protect our reputation and, if we take a...
In Episode 7: we go behind the subject of that chapter and discuss restorative justice and the Penal Law Reform Trusts that advocate for cus...
In Episode 6: we consider the notion of bad laws, in answer to a question from one of the Learners: “Is law always right, are the courts alw...
In Episode 5 : we discuss the question of evidence and the significance of DNA fingerprinting, DNA typing and DNA profile that has assisted...
In Episode 4 : we go to visit the Courts and get a flavour of the ‘theatre of justice’ where the system plays out – we view this traditional...
In Episode 3: we discuss the treatment of people in prison and consider the experience of Nelson Mandela and the length of time he was restr...
Episode 2 : goes a little behind the subject of policing where the discussion extends to the exploration of the necessary relationship betwe...
In Episode 1: we discuss the penfriend project and go behind the subject of standards of proof and the question of evidence in cases taken a...
At the opening of the Podcast Series – which accompanies the Book: “WHAT DOES LAW MEAN, MUMU?” – the author, Paulyn Marrinan introduces the...
Paulyn Marrinan has written a book about some core legal principles for young people entitled 'What Does Law Mean, Mumu'. The Book shares th...