4 h. ago Gardaí told Richard Satchwell description of wife Tina's death 'didn't make sense', trial hears

Satchwell was arrested for the murder of his wife in October 2023

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7 h. ago Richard Satchwell told gardaí he was 'sick' with what he'd done, murder trial hears

Satchwell was arrested for the murder of his wife in October 2023

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8 h. ago Gardaí told Richard Satchwell his description of wife Tina’s death ‘didn’t make sense’, murder trial hears

Murder accused told gardaí he was not trying to ‘bullsh*t’ them

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8 h. ago Richard Satchwell’s description of wife’s death ‘didn’t make sense’, murder trial hears

Murder accused told gardaí he was not trying to ‘bullsh*t’ them

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9 h. ago BBC reporter tells court she took ‘utmost care’ in reporting Gerry Adams allegation

Gerry Adams claims a Spotlight programme and a related article published in 2016 defamed him by falsely accusing him of sanctioning the killing of MI5 agent Denis Donaldson in 2006.

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9 h. ago Gerry Adams defamation case: Journalist exercised ‘utmost care’ in reporting on allegation, trial hears

Gerry Adams takes defamation action against BBC over 2016 Spotlight programme

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10 h. ago BBC journalist says she 'stands over' work on programme accused of defaming Gerry Adams

Reporter Jennifer O’Leary said she would not be in court if she could not stand over her work.

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11 h. ago Gerry Adams arrives at High Court in Dublin for defamation case against the BBC

Gerry Adams arrives at High Court in Dublin for defamation case against the BBC  The Irish Independent

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31 h. ago BBC source who made allegations against Gerry Adams would ‘likely be killed’ if identified, court told

Adams’s legal team says his reputation as a “peacemaker” had suffered an “unjustified” attack because of the broadcast of the BBC programme.

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33 h. ago Gerry Adams defamation trial: BBC Spotlight source would likely be killed if identified, journalist says

Former SF leader takes defamation action against BBC over 2016 programme

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57 h. ago Jury in Satchwell murder trial hear of moment wife's body was found in grave under the stairs

Two forensic archaeologists assisted in the excavation of the scene 'until a hand was exposed'

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4 d. ago Gerry Adams defamation trial: laughs from the jury, a judge’s intervention and a ‘very fine story’ about a hedgehog

Former Sinn Féin president tells judge the IRA attempt to kill Margaret Thatcher was ‘legitimate’

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5 d. ago BBC had multiple sources corroborating claims about Gerry Adams, defamation trial told

BBC Spotlight programme lacked sufficient editorial veracity to be published, witness called by Adams’s team tells court

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5 d. ago Tina Satchwell's remains were found by a search dog at her home, trial hears

Satchwell told detectives in October 2023 that his wife Tina’s personality “changed” following the death of her brother.

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6 d. ago Richard Satchwell was 'flogging' wife Tina's clothes weeks after her alleged murder, trial hears

Satchwell denies murder but told gardaí that he kept the body of his wife Tina in a freezer before burying her beneath their home.

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6 d. ago Trial hears Richard Satchwell was 'flogging' wife's clothes at car boot sale weeks after alleged murder

The accused reported that Tina had taken approximately €26,000 from their savings from a box in the attic.

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6 d. ago Phone linked to Satchwell posted ad for used freezer on Done Deal days after wife’s alleged murder, trial hears

Accused told gardaí he kept the body of his wife Tina in a freezer before burying her beneath their home

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6 d. ago 'Needs a clean': Richard Satchwell's trial hears of Done Deal ad for someone to take away a freezer

Satchwell denies murder but told gardaí that he kept the body of his wife Tina in a freezer before burying her beneath their home.

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7 d. ago Baby had bruising and a fractured collar bone when brought to Cork hospital, trial hears

The 31-year-old accused is on trial at Cork Circuit Criminal Court, having pleaded not guilty to three charges.

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7 d. ago Trial hears woman faked her own death as she could not face going to court

Amy McAuley (35) of Connagh, Fethard-on-Sea, Co. Wexford pleaded guilty to one count of the use of a false instrument through submitting a false death notification form

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