LISTEN BACK: Are people accused of crimes benefitting from legal-aid row? | Shannonside.ie
By Eoghan Murphy · Shannonside · 18 September 2026
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People accused of serious crimes may be benefitting from the legal-aid row - and it could lead to further crimes.That’s according to some local solicitors.The m...
People accused of serious crimes may be benefitting from the legal-aid row - and it could lead to further crimes.
The majority of criminal defence solicitors have refused to take on new cases since flat-rate payments were introduced by the Justice Minister in July.
Reporting by Eoghan Murphy for Shannonside, funded by the News Reporting Scheme. Republished by News Room under the scheme’s reuse permission.
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