Catherine And Friends

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Story of the investigation & trial of the infamous Nevin murder, told by the Garda superintendent in charge of the case, as well as details of his efforts to publicise reports on Judge Donnacha OBuachalla, investigated for his preferential treatment of Catherine Nevin. The trial & conviction of Catherine Nevin for her role the murder of her husband Tom monopolised the attention of the country for weeks. It was the main topic of conversations in pubs, homes & workplaces as newspapers daily carried new & salacious details of the Black Widows scheming, as well as images of her glamorous & expansive wardrobe, on their front pages. In the days before murders became a daily occurrence in Irel&, the allegations of contract killers, extra-marital affairs, fraud & involvement with Republican organisations seemed better suited to the big screen than a small town pub. Pat Flynn led the investigation against Catherine, a woman whom he had encountered several times before these events unfolded. He had previously witnessed her fabricate accusations of sexual abuse against his garda colleagues while she continued to enthral his superior officers & Judge OBuachalla. He describes how holes in her version of the events on the night of the murder were found, along with evidence of how she had been plotting for years to have her husband killed. Flynn also reported Judge O Buachalla for granting Catherine the license for the pub in her sole name through irregular channels, after she had been charged with murder & rumours of an affair between them had become rife. Although OBuachalla was discussed in the D?il & a judicial investigation ordered, the results were never publicised, despite promises to the contrary from the then Minister for Justice, & the judge continued to sit in court. For a man who spent his working life enforcing the law, this could not be allowed to pass without at least an official explanation. Show More Show Less