When the fourth estate becomes the fifth court

The media can sometimes cross the line of accountability, says criminal barrister Michael O’Higgins

Michael O’Higgins SC: ‘If the Joe O’Reilly murder had happened in Ballymun, people would not have been interested’ Picture: Fergal Phillips

In 1996, Tom Nevin was blasted by a nine-pellet shotgun while counting the day’s takings ...