62 h. ago Jury told to find garda not guilty on five counts over alleged motor insurance record tampering

Tom Flavin denies all 22 charges of attempting to pervert the course of justice as the jury prepares to deliberate on the remaining 17 counts.

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1 week ago Jury in Richard Satchwell trial told they can consider self defence

Richard Satchwell (58) has pleaded not guilty to murdering his 45-year-old wife, Tina Satchwell, at their home in Youghal, Co Cork, in March 2017

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1 week ago Richard Satchwell trial jury told to consider verdict with an ‘open and independent mind’

Judge tells jurors they must remain impassive despite aspects of the evidence that are ‘unseemly’ and ‘perhaps shocking’

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1 week ago Richard Satchwell trial jury told it can consider when death was case of self

Judge tells jurors they must remain impassive despite aspects of the evidence that are ‘unseemly’ and ‘perhaps shocking’

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2 w. ago Richard Satchwell is ‘far from criminal mastermind’, defence lawyer tells jury

Prosecution says Mr Satchwell, who denies murder of wife Tina Satchwell, is an ‘arch manipulator’

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2 w. ago Richard Satchwell's account of wife's death has 'more holes than a block of Swiss cheese', jury told

The murder trial continues before a jury of five men and seven women.

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2 w. ago Satchwell's 'farcical' narrative of wife's death has more holes than 'Swiss cheese', jury told

Richard Satchwell had woven 'a web of deceit' and continued his 'fabricated narrative' over the years, the jury were told

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2 w. ago Richard Satchwell wove a ‘web of deceit’ when he ‘knew full well’ his wife was buried in their home, jury told

Prosecution closing speech underway in trial of Mr Satchwell who denies murder of wife

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2 w. ago Gerry Adams should be awarded at least €200,000 for defamation, High Court jury told

Former Sinn Féin leader claims Spotlight programme defamed him by falsely accusing him of sanctioning Denis Donaldson killing in 2006

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2 w. ago 'Very strange': Tina Satchwell's cousin says murder accused offered her freezer he used to store body

The witness began to cry as she told the trial jury that Richard Satchwell wouldn't 'be the kind to just give stuff'

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3 w. ago Richard Satchwell trial: Detective saw a ‘hand’ during excavation at home of murder accused

Dressing gown and public service card in name of Tina Satchwell retrieved from blanket-wrapped remains of deceased, jury told

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3 w. ago Richard Satchwell trial: data shows most concealed female domestic homicides are hidden in or within 1km of their homes, jury told

Decomposed remains of Tina Satchwell were wrapped in a blanket and retrieved from ‘very deep’ grave site under home, trial told

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3 w. ago Richard Satchwell trial: Jury told most female domestic homicides within 1km of their homes

Decomposed remains of Tina Satchwell were wrapped in a blanket and retrieved from ‘very deep’ grave site under home, trial told

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