Family of man exonerated 74 years after he was executed to receive case review documents
Christina Finn · 28 October 2026
Gleeson, who was hanged in 1941, received Ireland’s first posthumous pardon in 2015.
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Did the judge overstep in the Russell Brand trial?
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Russell Brand found not guilty of one of seven charges against him, judge rules
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I am targeted by the military because I work for Amnesty, but I refuse to let fear win
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Man wrongfully convicted by judicial candidate speaks out
Corey Williams, sentenced to death at 16 and later released after 20 years, says judicial candidate Hugo Holland should not be on the bench after judges found he withheld evidence in death penalty cases.
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