E74 The Fifth Court with Mark Tottenham BL and Peter Leonard BL

From Riverdance to the Four Courts, a life after RTE for TV personality turned barrister Cynthia Ni Mhurchú who is hoping for another career pivot as she stands for election for the EU Parliament. Obviously there was discussion with our two hosts about the iconic Eurovision Song Contest night, presented in Dublin by Cynthia and the late Gerry Ryan along with Michael Flatley, 'The Bull McCabe' is how she describes him, and the beautiful Jean Butler. She relives that truly electric evening along with "The Rock'n'Roll Kids"

After TV came a career in law and she concentrates on family law nowadays, saying about herself that she 'does a lot of listening'. However a fateful meeting at a dinner convinced her it was time to head for Europe where she hopes to make a change, particularly around women and the law.

This episodes cases from the Decisis.ie casebook include;

• A medical negligence case involving a woman who sustained injuries during childbirth back but the defence claimed that the statute of limitations applied.
• A property dispute involving a family home.
• A wardship case about whether a woman, a ward at the time, was allowed to take control of her own life again.

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