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Colorado Football is All Over Social Media for Most Recent GPA
Colorado Football is All Over Social Media for Most Recent GPA originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Deion Sanders is entering his third season as head coach of the Colorado Buffaloes, and his impact continues to extend far beyond the football field. When Sanders took over a bottom-feeding program, he promised a complete cultural shift with his "Louis," and he has delivered. Advertisement The transformation was evident again Friday when CoIs lorado football announced a 2.95 GPA for the spring semester, the highest spring GPA in program history and second-highest overall. It follows a 3.01 GPA set last fall. While it's a high point for program, not everyone on social media was ready to congratulate Sanders and the Buffs. "Respect to Prime but 2.9 as your 2nd highest is crazy" Damp said. "The schools gotta stop posting anything below a 3.0" 😂😂, Ben added. "And I have to keep above a 3.5 for my scholarship 😭," Ian said. "C's get degrees," Tim and MSU Barstool said. "I can't believe this is a flex 😂," Dark Horse said. Advertisement "yall should delete this 💀," Wiley added. Related: Browns Insider Turns Heads Over Comments on Shedeur Sanders Sanders has consistently preached the importance of academics, often stating that success in the classroom must come before success on the field. His players have clearly embraced that philosophy. Related: Deion Sanders Reveals He's Been Battling Health Issues During Offseason As Coach Prime continues to rebuild Colorado football, the program's rising academic standards offer a strong sense of the culture he's establishing in Boulder. This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on May 31, 2025, where it first appeared.
Irish Examiner
3 days ago
- Politics
- Irish Examiner
Paul Hosford: Jim O'Callaghan making up for lost time with leadership whispers
If a week is a long time in politics, five years is equivalent to a geological era. Go back a little over five years, and Jim O'Callaghan was the forgotten man of Fianna Fáil. Overlooked for a Cabinet position — ostensibly in favour of a party interloper in Stephen Donnelly — O'Callaghan rejected Taoiseach Micheál Martin's offer of a junior role, saying he would focus of strengthening the Fianna Fáil party. 'At a time when many of our party's senior members will be pre-occupied with their ministerial duties, I want to devote more time to strengthening our great party by making it a more attractive option for young voters,' he said at the time. 'I also believe Fianna Fáil needs strong voices outside government who can ensure that our party's identity can be protected during the term of this coalition government.' The pitch was clear as O'Callaghan set off on a covid-era road trip around the country, meeting party members and trying to position himself as their voice. The man inside the tent willing to shout out However, somewhere between covid lockdowns and a lack of spotlight, the assumption that the Dublin Bay South man would emerge as the obvious successor to Micheál Martin burned out without much incident. For a party which internally argued it needed to be stronger in Dublin, the idea of a Dublin TD with huge name recognition being somewhat sidelined was odd Micheál Martin's quiet control of his party and a lack of real openings meant that, for the most part, O'Callaghan was relegated to the backbenches for the last Dáil term. As the Cabinet reshuffle in 2022 came and went, there he remained — a high-profile TD who was a good media performer, but had to work to find something to perform. Fast forward to the election campaign of 2024, however, and something had shifted. While in 2020, Micheál Martin was perceived to have effectively ended any leadership aspirations O'Callaghan would have had by publicly offering him a junior role, knowing he would refuse, he was a key player in the 2024 campaign which saw Fianna Fáil come out the largest party in the Dáil. A large part of this was his utility in justice debates leading up to polling day, even sparking a sexism row with his now Cabinet colleague and predecessor in the role Helen McEntee. 'We need to build on the good proposals that Fianna Fáil came up with before,' he told RTÉ's Prime Time, effectively dismissing Ms McEntee's work as being built on his own ideas. 'Far more effective' When McEntee shot back that she had 'turned up' and he had refused the call to the junior ministerial ranks, O'Callaghan was quick to say that he had been 'far more effective as a backbench Fianna Fáil TD… than being the minister's assistant'. It was combative and hardly collegiate, but many in his party found it energising. Many attributed, unfairly in many cases, much of the coalition's woes to McEntee's performance. But this went further, in that it showed clear water between the two parties in a campaign which forced them to run on a joint record. Yet, Even his leading role in the campaign did not make him an automatic pick for many who read the cabinet tea leaves, with then junior justice minister James Browne among those who were tipped as potentially pipping him to the justice seat at Cabinet. At one point, an agreement where O'Callaghan would simultaneously be Attorney General and a TD was floated in the press — though this was never really seen as a runner. Due to his closeness to the justice role — he is a qualified barrister — O'Callaghan was seen by many as only fitting that role in the run-up to the announcement of ministers, which ended up being both delayed by a Dáil row and truncated by the incoming Storm Éowyn, though nobody who got the call to Áras an Úachtaráin that evening seems to have minded the short victory lap. When O'Callaghan's name was confirmed as justice minister, it marked an arrival at Cabinet that some felt was delayed. He has set about making up for lost time Perhaps aware of his predecessor's last few months under the microscope, since his appointment as justice minister, O'Callaghan has worked quickly to establish a public narrative that he is on top of his brief — particularly in the area of migration. Within weeks of the Government being formed, he was keen to publicise the fact that Ireland had commenced deportation flights to Georgia. A second flight followed weeks later. While these were an initiative kick-started under McEntee, and led to relatively small numbers of people being deported, they impress upon the public the idea that O'Callaghan is on top of the issue. Of course, some of this is circumstance — data shows there has been a 43% drop in applications for Ireland's asylum system here, compared to the same timeframe for last year — and he has been helped by the fact that large scale protests around individual sites for international protection services applicants have not been much of a feature in this year's discourse. However, O'Callaghan seems aware of perception as much as reality. To that end, his language is tougher than McEntee's. In an early radio interview he said 'too many people' are coming to Ireland seeking international protection who are not entitled to it. He upped that ante last month by proposing new laws around international protection that seeks to cut processing times and majorly cuts the usage of oral hearings, as he said the existing asylum laws in Ireland were not fit for purpose. Law and order O'Callaghan has leaned into the perception that he is a man of law and order and, to a large extent, it has worked. He has not fallen out with the garda rank and file members, but an ongoing struggle to fill the Garda Commissioner's job remains. Likewise, a pair of high-profile stabbings in Dublin early in his tenure did not become the crises they might have and this week's extradition of Sean McGovern, a senior figure in the Kinahan group, from Dubai was something put in train months ago — but was good news that happened on his watch. His decision this week to give a State apology to the family of Shane O'Farrell was the right thing to do, and avoided a subject which O'Callaghan had been vocal on from the backbenches becoming a problem in Government. All of this has seen O'Callaghan re-emerge as a name mentioned as a Fianna Fáil leader in waiting, whenever Martin departs Privately, members of the party believe that O'Callaghan has shown the political instincts that the party leader would need and is considered a better media performer than his most obvious rival: Public expenditure minister Jack Chambers. Those close to Martin insist he is going nowhere for now — he has over two years left of his second term as Taoiseach — but there is also a recognition that he cannot be the leader forever. Sources in the party say that O'Callaghan's challenge is to avoid becoming a lightning rod for the coalition — easier said than done from a beefed-up justice portfolio which once again includes migration. Along the way, he has to avoid controversies in a department which has derailed potential party leaders on a number of occasions, many through scandals and controversies which nobody could have foreseen. While many consider him the current leader in the non-existent-but-still-kind-of-happening-but-also-not-happening race to succeed Martin, that is based largely on a good start to his time in justice. However, as the saying goes, a good start is half the work.
RTÉ News
3 days ago
- RTÉ News
Behind the Story: Inside Richard Satchwell's murder trial
The latest episode of Behind the Story looks at Richard Satchwell, who was found guilty of murdering his wife Tina earlier today. Fran and Katie are joined by RTÉ's Legal Affairs Correspondent Orla O'Donnell and Prime Time's Barry Cummins to reveal the inside story of the case. Back in 2017, Satchwell had claimed Tina was missing and made public pleas for her to come home. It was only the first of a flurry of lies that would continue right through his court appearances over the past weeks. Barry interviewed and met Satchwell on many occasions and he discusses his impressions of him and what it was like to interview inside the house where he and Tina lived. Orla gives an insight into what it was like attending the trial at the Central Criminal Court over the past five weeks. You can listen to their analysis on the situation on Behind the Story which is available on the RTÉ Radio Player.
Sunday World
3 days ago
- Sunday World
How Richard Satchwell's defence made last ditch attempt to get jury discharged
REVEALED | He was found guilty by a jury of murdering his wife Tina and burying her under the stairs where she lay for six and a half years. Richard Satchwell (centre) leaving the District Court in Cashel, Co Tipperary, after being charged in connection with the murder of Tina Satchwell (Brian Lawless/PA) The move was resisted by the State, who pointed out that much of the publicity was generated by Satchwell himself. In November last year Brendan Grehan SC, for Satchwell, said that as the media attention was concentrated in Cork, it would be "impossible to retain an impartial jury" there who had not heard of the case and formed "adverse views of Mr Satchwell". Mr Grehan said that most trials can be held in local venues but some generate media attention that can be "macabre" and lead to "greater hostility than it is possible to imagine in an ordinary case." Satchwell's preference, Mr Grehan said, was for the trial to be held in Limerick so it would be closer to the prison where he was being held. "He has a position of responsibility there, which enables him to be a productive prisoner," counsel told the court. Gerardine Small SC, for the Director of Public Prosecutions, opposed the change of venue, arguing that publicity around the case was national, not local. Also, she said, much of that publicity was generated by Satchwell who "sought the attention of the media" by appearing on radio and television shows. Richard Satchwell (centre) leaving the District Court in Cashel, Co Tipperary, after being charged in connection with the murder of Tina Satchwell (Brian Lawless/PA) News in 90 Seconds - May 30th Ms Small pointed to Satchwell's appearances on RTE's 'Prime Time', TV3's 'Ireland AM', the Ray D'Arcy Show and the numerous interviews he gave to journalists. She added: "It is an unusual factor that it [the media attention] can be attributed to the accused man while he was aware the body of his wife was buried where it was." Mr Justice Paul McDermott agreed to change the venue to Dublin, due to the significant risk of an unfair trial. He said: "The high degree of local coverage and engagement with the case takes it out of the ordinary". "SOMEWHAT OF A SIDE SHOW: TWEETS AND CHARGINGS" During the trial and in the absence of the jury, Mr Grehan applied to exclude Satchwell's "cryptic" reply of "Guilty or not guilty, guilty" when he was formally charged with the murder of Tina on October 13, 2023. Counsel said a second part of the application - which was "somewhat of a side show" - was connected to the fact that a member of the press - Paul Byrne, formerly of Virgin Media News - tweeted that Satchwell was going to be charged before gardai had actually done so. He said Superintendent Anne Marie Twomey had received directions from a legal officer at 7.28pm to charge Satchwell with the murder of his wife and he was formally charged at 8:07pm on October 13. Mr Grehan said Mr Byrne had tweeted at 8.03pm that "a man in his 50's had been charged with the murder of Tina Satchwell" - four minutes before his client was formally charged. Counsel said Michael O'Toole, of The Irish Daily Mirror and Irish Daily Star, had "retweeted" at 8.09pm from the handle @mickthehack that "Richard Satchwell had been charged with the murder of his wife". A number of gardai who were called to give evidence in the voir dire denied that they had contacted anyone in the media but accepted that Mr Byrne had tweeted about it several minutes in advance and that Mr O'Toole had named Satchwell as being charged two minutes after it occurred. Mr Grehan said it was "implicit" that contact was made with a number of people in the media "to enable them to do their job". Counsel also submitted that Satchwell should have been informed that he could consult with his solicitor before the charging process took place and was entitled to legal advice "at this critical juncture". "It vitiated the process and the court should not permit the fruits of the charging to be now available to the prosecution," he added. He said the defendant's solicitor Eddie Burke had left the garda station at 7.07pm that evening and didn't arrive back until 8.10pm - three minutes after the charging took place. Read more The lawyer said his client's reply after caution was more prejudicial than probative and would create difficulties in terms of how the jury could be properly directed. In reply, Ms Small said Satchwell, who was interviewed by gardai on ten separate occasions, had a "full appreciation of his entitlement not to say anything" in reply to the caution and was acutely aware of this. The defence, she said, was claiming there is an entitlement to have a solicitor present on charging and she wasn't aware of any such entitlement. She said the entitlement was to legal advice, which Satchwell had received "in abundance". She called the media tweets "completely irrelevant". In his ruling, Mr Justice McDermott said the defendant's reply was fully voluntary and found that the absence of a solicitor in the garda station had not impaired the fairness of the process. He refused to exclude the reply to charge. DIRECTION TO REMOVE MURDER CHARGE FROM INDICTMENT When the prosecution's case was at an end, Mr Grehan applied to the judge to withdraw the charge of murder against his client, submitting there was no evidence of an intention to kill or cause serious injury, which he said was "a huge lacuna" in the State's case. "It is one of the elements of the offence of murder which the prosecution have to adduce evidence of, which they have singularly failed to do," he argued. He said Assistant State Pathologist Dr Margaret Bolster couldn't give a cause of death due to a very long post mortem period and had confirmed there were no broken bones in Tina's body. He said she wasn't able to conclude anything about the state of the organs due to the lapse of time. Mr Grehan said there was an explanation available to the jury as to how death was caused in the case without the evidence of the pathologist or anthropologist and that explanation was given by his client, where Satchwell said the belt of Tina's bathrobe had been held up against her neck until she collapsed. Counsel said this was the only account available as to what happened to Tina and was of "immense importance" as there was no evidence of violence discovered in the post mortem. Counsel said it was significant that Tina's hyoid bone was un-fractured. He said there was also no medical evidence to say that his client's account of holding Tina off with a restraint against her neck before she collapsed suddenly was not possible. In reply, Ms Small submitted that there was "a wealth of evidence" from the surrounding circumstances in the case from which intent could be inferred. Counsel said the deception began on March 20, 2017 very shortly after Satchwell killed Tina and the plethora of lies were an acknowledgement of guilt. Ms Small said a limited post mortem examination was conducted because the defendant had buried his wife in a manner to ensure the cause of death wasn't available. She added: "There is also motive on his own account, Satchwell says she is threatening to leave him. She has wasted 28 years of her life, that is all part of the evidence for the jury to accept or not". Mr Grehan said the lies told were not sufficient to show intent for murder. Referring to motive, he said there was also clearly a basis for which Tina might have wanted nothing further to do with her husband and attacked him in that manner. In his ruling, Mr Justice McDermott said Satchwell's immediate response was to create a false impression that Tina was alive and he had taken every conceivable step to protect himself. He said Satchwell told lie after lie "to any journalist who'd indulge him" and portrayed a scenario that his wife had deserted him suddenly without any explanation. Mr Justice McDermott said Satchwell had shown a degree of malevolence towards his wife and the defendant was totally focused on protecting himself from discovery. There had been, he said, a period of six prolonged years before Tina's body, of which Satchwell had disposed of, was found and this was relevant to the issue of intention. He said it was a matter for the jury as to whether Satchwell had formed the requisite intent and whether he was guilty of his wife's murder. He rejected the application to withdraw the murder charge. APPLICATION TO DISCHARGE THE JURY At the very end of the trial, when Mr Justice McDermott had finished charging the jurors, Mr Grehan said on foot of instructions from his client he "regrettably" had to seek the discharge of the jury Counsel voiced his opposition to the tone of the charge, which he said was intended to "nudge" the jurors towards a guilty verdict. Counsel said he became increasingly concerned as the charge proceeded that it was not resembling a charge but a "second prosecution speech" in terms of the emphasis the court was placing on the State's case to the detriment of the defence. Mr Grehan told the judge he had not put the defence case in full at all to the jury. He said the two separate tasks of directions on the law and a summary of the evidence had become "intermingled" and submitted there was no balance in what had been said to the panel. "The whole emphasis of what was said to the court seemed to be to reiterate the prosecution case," he argued. Mr Grehan said the facts of the case "shouted and screamed for themselves" in terms of what Satchwell did and didn't do. "They are not facts that need to be nudged or pushed for the jury in any particular way". Counsel said it was beyond remedy at this stage and the court should discharge the jury. Ms Small called Mr Grehan's application "wholly inappropriate", describing the charge as balanced, fair and extremely comprehensible. "The criticism is unfounded, a court will rarely outline all the evidence, that is a matter for the jury". In his ruling, the judge said this was a difficult case in which to sum up the evidence for the jury and he didn't accept that his charge was "so wildly unbalanced". He disagreed that the absence of references to certain parts of the evidence in any sense justified the jury being discharged. Mr Justice McDermott refused the application but did give the jury further directions in relation to two matters of which complaints were made, one relating to the detailed evidence of Lorraine Howard concerning her half sister Tina, the other to evidence that Satchwell loved or was "besotted" with his wife.
Irish Examiner
3 days ago
- Politics
- Irish Examiner
Satchwell guilty of murder: Here's what the jury didn't hear
TRIAL MOVED TO DUBLIN Richard Satchwell's trial was initially scheduled to sit in his home county of Cork but, due to the "intense publicity" surrounding the case, his lawyers applied late last year to move the trial to the capital. The move was resisted by the State, who pointed out that much of the publicity was generated by Satchwell himself. In November last year Brendan Grehan SC, for Satchwell, said that as the media attention was concentrated in Cork, it would be "impossible to retain an impartial jury" there who had not heard of the case and formed "adverse views of Mr Satchwell". Mr Grehan said that most trials can be held in local venues but some generate media attention that can be "macabre" and lead to "greater hostility than it is possible to imagine in an ordinary case." Satchwell's preference, Mr Grehan said, was for the trial to be held in Limerick so it would be closer to the prison where he was being held. "He has a position of responsibility there, which enables him to be a productive prisoner," counsel told the court. Gerardine Small SC, for the Director of Public Prosecutions, opposed the change of venue, arguing that publicity around the case was national, not local. File picture: Collins Courts Gerardine Small SC, for the Director of Public Prosecutions, opposed the change of venue, arguing that publicity around the case was national, not local. Also, she said, much of that publicity was generated by Satchwell who "sought the attention of the media" by appearing on radio and television shows. Ms Small pointed to Satchwell's appearances on RTÉ's Prime Time, TV3's Ireland AM, the Ray D'Arcy Show and the numerous interviews he gave to journalists. She added: "It is an unusual factor that it [the media attention] can be attributed to the accused man while he was aware the body of his wife was buried where it was." Mr Justice Paul McDermott agreed to change the venue to Dublin, due to the significant risk of an unfair trial. He said: "The high degree of local coverage and engagement with the case takes it out of the ordinary." 'SOMEWHAT OF A SIDE SHOW: TWEETS AND CHARGINGS' During the trial and in the absence of the jury, Mr Grehan applied to exclude Satchwell's "cryptic" reply of "Guilty or not guilty, guilty" when he was formally charged with the murder of Tina on October 13, 2023. Counsel said a second part of the application - which was "somewhat of a side show" - was connected to the fact that a member of the press - Paul Byrne, formerly of Virgin Media News - tweeted that Satchwell was going to be charged before gardaí had actually done so. He said Superintendent Anne Marie Twomey had received directions from a legal officer at 7.28pm to charge Satchwell with the murder of his wife and he was formally charged at 8:07pm on October 13. Mr Grehan said Mr Byrne had tweeted at 8.03pm that "a man in his 50's had been charged with the murder of Tina Satchwell" - four minutes before his client was formally charged. Counsel said Michael O'Toole, of The Irish Daily Mirror and Irish Daily Star, had "retweeted" at 8.09pm from the handle @mickthehack that "Richard Satchwell had been charged with the murder of his wife". A number of gardaí who were called to give evidence in the voir dire denied that they had contacted anyone in the media but accepted that Mr Byrne had tweeted about it several minutes in advance and that Mr O'Toole had named Satchwell as being charged two minutes after it occurred. Mr Grehan said it was "implicit" that contact was made with a number of people in the media "to enable them to do their job". Counsel also submitted that Satchwell should have been informed that he could consult with his solicitor before the charging process took place and was entitled to legal advice "at this critical juncture". "It vitiated the process and the court should not permit the fruits of the charging to be now available to the prosecution," he added. Richard Satchwell's Senior council Brendan Grehan (left) and solicitor Eddie Burke. During the trial and in the absence of the jury, Mr Grehan applied to exclude Satchwell's 'cryptic' reply of 'Guilty or not guilty, guilty' when he was formally charged with the murder of Tina on October 13, 2023. Photo: Niall Carson/PA He said the defendant's solicitor Eddie Burke had left the garda station at 7.07pm that evening and didn't arrive back until 8.10pm - three minutes after the charging took place. The lawyer said his client's reply after caution was more prejudicial than probative and would create difficulties in terms of how the jury could be properly directed. In reply, Ms Small said Satchwell, who was interviewed by gardaí on 10 separate occasions, had a "full appreciation of his entitlement not to say anything" in reply to the caution and was acutely aware of this. The defence, she said, was claiming there is an entitlement to have a solicitor present on charging and she wasn't aware of any such entitlement. She said the entitlement was to legal advice, which Satchwell had received "in abundance". She called the media tweets "completely irrelevant". In his ruling, Mr Justice McDermott said the defendant's reply was fully voluntary and found that the absence of a solicitor in the garda station had not impaired the fairness of the process. He refused to exclude the reply to charge. DIRECTION TO REMOVE MURDER CHARGE FROM INDICTMENT When the prosecution's case was at an end, Mr Grehan applied to the judge to withdraw the charge of murder against his client, submitting there was no evidence of an intention to kill or cause serious injury, which he said was "a huge lacuna" in the State's case. "It is one of the elements of the offence of murder which the prosecution have to adduce evidence of, which they have singularly failed to do," he argued. He said Assistant State Pathologist Dr Margaret Bolster couldn't give a cause of death due to a very long post mortem period and had confirmed there were no broken bones in Tina's body. He said she wasn't able to conclude anything about the state of the organs due to the lapse of time. Mr Grehan said there was an explanation available to the jury as to how death was caused in the case without the evidence of the pathologist or anthropologist and that explanation was given by his client, where Satchwell said the belt of Tina's bathrobe had been held up against her neck until she collapsed. Counsel said this was the only account available as to what happened to Tina and was of "immense importance" as there was no evidence of violence discovered in the post mortem. Counsel said it was significant that Tina's hyoid bone was unfractured. He said there was also no medical evidence to say that his client's account of holding Tina off with a restraint against her neck before she collapsed suddenly was not possible. In a ruling, Mr Justice McDermott said Richard Satchwell's (pictured) immediate response was to create a false impression that Tina was alive and he had taken every conceivable step to protect himself. File photo: Brian Lawless/PA In reply, Ms Small submitted that there was "a wealth of evidence" from the surrounding circumstances in the case from which intent could be inferred. Counsel said the deception began on March 20, 2017, very shortly after Satchwell killed Tina and the plethora of lies were an acknowledgement of guilt. Ms Small said a limited post mortem examination was conducted because the defendant had buried his wife in a manner to ensure the cause of death wasn't available. She added: "There is also motive on his own account, Satchwell says she is threatening to leave him. She has wasted 28 years of her life, that is all part of the evidence for the jury to accept or not." Mr Grehan said the lies told were not sufficient to show intent for murder. Referring to motive, he said there was also clearly a basis for which Tina might have wanted nothing further to do with her husband and attacked him in that manner. In his ruling, Mr Justice McDermott said Satchwell's immediate response was to create a false impression that Tina was alive and he had taken every conceivable step to protect himself. He said Satchwell told lie after lie "to any journalist who'd indulge him" and portrayed a scenario that his wife had deserted him suddenly without any explanation. Mr Justice McDermott said Satchwell had shown a degree of malevolence towards his wife and the defendant was totally focused on protecting himself from discovery. There had been, he said, a period of six prolonged years before Tina's body, of which Satchwell had disposed of, was found and this was relevant to the issue of intention. He said it was a matter for the jury as to whether Satchwell had formed the requisite intent and whether he was guilty of his wife's murder. He rejected the application to withdraw the murder charge. APPLICATION TO DISCHARGE THE JURY At the very end of the trial, when Mr Justice McDermott had finished charging the jurors, Mr Grehan said on foot of instructions from his client he "regrettably" had to seek the discharge of the jury. Counsel voiced his opposition to the tone of the charge, which he said was intended to "nudge" the jurors towards a guilty verdict. Counsel said he became increasingly concerned as the charge proceeded that it was not resembling a charge but a "second prosecution speech" in terms of the emphasis the court was placing on the State's case to the detriment of the defence. Mr Grehan told the judge he had not put the defence case in full at all to the jury. He said the two separate tasks of directions on the law and a summary of the evidence had become "intermingled" and submitted there was no balance in what had been said to the panel. "The whole emphasis of what was said to the court seemed to be to reiterate the prosecution case," he argued. Richard Satchwell's Senior council Brendan Grehan (left) and solicitor Eddie Burke. Mr Grehan had sought the discharge of the jury on foot of instructions from his client. Photo: Niall Carson/PA Mr Grehan said the facts of the case "shouted and screamed for themselves" in terms of what Satchwell did and didn't do. "They are not facts that need to be nudged or pushed for the jury in any particular way". Counsel said it was beyond remedy at this stage and the court should discharge the jury. Ms Small called Mr Grehan's application "wholly inappropriate", describing the charge as balanced, fair and extremely comprehensible. "The criticism is unfounded, a court will rarely outline all the evidence, that is a matter for the jury". In his ruling, the judge said this was a difficult case in which to sum up the evidence for the jury and he didn't accept that his charge was "so wildly unbalanced". He disagreed that the absence of references to certain parts of the evidence in any sense justified the jury being discharged. Mr Justice McDermott refused the application but did give the jury further directions in relation to two matters of which complaints were made, one relating to the detailed evidence of Lorraine Howard concerning her half sister Tina, the other to evidence that Satchwell loved or was "besotted" with his wife. Read More How a concrete patch under the stairs in Youghal revealed Tina Satchwell's tragic fate
