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NEW: How To Lose A Case-Part 2
"Get used to further one-star accommodation as you wile away your days in a little room with a chap affectionately known by his friends as ‘Killer’.
Patrick Horan
6 days ago7 min read


NEW: Will I Really Go to Jail for Drink Driving? This is The Truth.
"His rule/whim was simple, and brutal: if you were convicted of drink driving in his court, you went to prison. First offence? It made no difference.
The result? Everyone pleaded not guilty.
Even where the evidence was insurmountable.
Why? Because a guilty plea meant an automatic jail sentence"
Patrick Horan
Aug 155 min read


Why Drink Driving Cases Really Get Dismissed, And Why It’s About Fairness, Not Loopholes
"If you actually listen to what judges say in court around the country, you’ll often hear some variation of the same phrase:
“My lists are very long enough as it is. I’m trying to clear my lists, not add to them”.
So, they need good reasons to keep adjourning cases.
Because without good reason they won’t".
Patrick Horan
Aug 133 min read


The Cocaine Byproduct That’s Costing Irish Drivers Their Licence
"Benzoylecgonine doesn’t cause impairment.
At all.
Read that again.
Unlike cocaine, cannabis, heroin or MDMA which does cause impairment in some way, BZE does not"
Patrick Horan
Aug 114 min read
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