And finally… our top 10 of 2024

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.

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