And finally… our top 10 of 2024
Over the course of 2024, Irish Legal News published more than 240 articles in our popular And Finally section — sharing offbeat and weird legal news stories from around the world.
But what were the most popular? Read on to find our most-read And Finallys of 2024.
10: And finally… dethroned
Sweden’s self-declared “Queen of Trash” is facing the country’s biggest-ever environmental crime prosecution.
9: And finally… bog standards
Solicitor Enda Lavery amused followers on LinkedIn with this photograph of the toilets at Downpatrick courthouse.
8: And finally… copycat crime
A government minister who took students to court for ‘plagiarising’ their own work has resigned after it emerged she plagiarised parts of her master’s thesis.
7: And finally… pizza and coke
A pizzeria owner has been arrested after it emerged the best-selling item on his menu came with a side of cocaine.
6: And finally… judge not lest ye be judged
A judge has posted a defiant response on Facebook after landing in hot water over her social media posts, including a racy photo in a hot tub with criminal defence lawyers.
5: And finally… house rules
A judge has told a man running a sex club that he may continue organising group sex parties but should not refer to them as club activities.
4: And finally… truth or dairy
A law student has spoken of developing an addiction to cheese so debilitating that she had no choice but to spend around $12,000 on a two-week stint in rehab.
3: And finally… don’t cry for me
Argentina is to scrap a law requiring the president to become the godparent of any couple’s seventh son or seventh daughter.
2: And finally… soft justice
Two men have been arrested for beating a stranger they accused of making their penises magically disappear.
1: And finally… bottled it
A motorist who chugged an entire bottle of liquor shortly after being pulled over has been acquitted of drink driving after a court concluded it was impossible to tell if he was already drunk.