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124. How do judges decide jail terms?
27 June - 22 minsIn the wake of the suspended sentence for Defence Forces member Cathal Crotty the woman he attacked, Natasha O'Brien, has called for mandatory minimum jail terms for assault causing serious harm. But how do judges come to their sentences? What do they have to take into account? And just how much is in their own hands when it comes to ensuring some people avoid jail?
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129. Poison, painting and pigeon shooting - a weird history of The Olympics
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