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Ulster Rugby player Paddy Jackson, who was one of the key people at the Belfast rape trial of 2018, has expressed his concerns over a proposed six-episode TV series that will dramatise the court case that rocked Northern Ireland. The trial, where Jackson and fellow Ulster rugby player Stuart Olding were found not guilty of the charges against them, has a problematic legacy in Belfast and beyond. Fionnán Sheehan is joined by Special Correspondent with the Irish Independent Ellen Coyne. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
20x20: The Belfast Rape Trial Today on Newstalk we are continuing with our 20 x 20 topic, where we look at the 20 most influential moments of the last 20 years. This topic divided the nation back in 2018 and raised valuable questions over how we conduct rape trials in this country, it is the Belfast Rape Trial. The trial embroiled top Rugby players, with the accused Paddy Jackson, Stuart Olding, Blane McIlroy and Rory Harrison, who after 42 days, 30 witnesses, two snow storms, one Six Nations and three hours and 40 minutes of jury deliberations, were acquitted on all counts. Noleen Blackwell joined Claire on air to discuss the impacts of this ground breaking trial. Listen and subscribe to Lunchtime Live on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App. You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.
In 2018, 4 men, including Irish rugby stars Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding, were acquitted on all charges relating to the alleged rape of a 19yr-old woman. The trial provoked widespread media coverage, social media comment and street protests - followed by 2 reports into how Ireland's judicial systems handle serious sexual assault (2018)
Stuart Barnes joins Ruperts Cox to discuss the European semi-final match-ups and ask the question, what's next for Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding.
2.00 - James in Zambia 5.00 - Prep for semi-final 6.00 - Treviso heroics 10.00 - Leinster/Scarlets 13.00 - James Lowe 15.00 - Injuries 20.00 - Munster in Bordeaux 21.00 - James's tough memories in semi-finals 24.00 - Leone Nakarawa 29.30 - Jason Harris-Wright 41.00 - What next for Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding? 47.00 - Fan questions
E26: The rugby futures of Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding and an Ulster victory at last by Belfast Telegraph Sport
The RCP team discuss the Belfast Rugby Rape trial, a trial that lasted 42 days and reached a conclusion last Wednesday 28 March 2018.It took the jury just 3 hours and 45 of deliberations (the amount of time it takes to do one laundry cycle) to acquit the accused Paddy Jackson, Stuart Olding, Blane Mcllory and Rory Harrison on all counts.Paddy Jackson, 26 and Stuart Olding, 25, were charged with rape after a night out in Belfast on June 28 2016.Blane McIlory, 26, was charged with indecent exposure and Rory Harrison, 25, with perverting the course of justice and withholding information. All four pleaded not guilty.The team debate the case, decisions taken and the evidence presented. The bottom line in trials always comes down to one question, particularly in rape trials - who do you believe?Here's a sample of the text messages that passed between the men that night following the alleged rape. Source https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/inside-court-12-the-complete-story-of-the-belfast-rape-trial-1.3443620 The prosecution concluded its case by reading the texts exchanged between the men on June 28th, 2016, some of which had been deleted and later recovered. Jackson, Olding and McIlroy were members of a WhatsApp group called JACOME, the jury heard. The name comes from their initials and the initials of other friends not before the court. In the group, Jackson and Olding boasted about “spit-roasting” the woman.This word was a point of contention in the trial. The defence maintained “spit-roasting” could mean any sexual activity involving two men and a woman while the prosecution suggested it very specifically means a woman penetrated orally and vaginally by two men at the same time.To prove this the prosecution had hired an expert in slang language to write a report on the exact meaning of the word, although this was never presented in court.Just before noon on June 28th, McIlroy had asked in a message: “What the f*** was going on? Last night was hilarious.” A subsequent message was not recovered, however McIlroy followed that up with: “really f*** sake” and “Did U calm her and where did she live.” Harrison immediately replied; “Mate no jokes she was in hysterics” and “Wasn’t going to end well.”Other messages gave an insight into the highly chauvinistic tenor of the men’s conversations. “Any sluts get fucked?” one friend asked Olding that day. “Pumped a girl with Jacko on Monday. Roasted her. Then another on Tuesday night,” McIlroy texted another person.And “love Belfast sluts”– a text from McIlroy attached to a picture of Dara Florence and her two friends taken at the party. Those were the texts heard by the jury.The texts were banter and immature boasting according to the defence, the words of young men who were egging each other on. O’Donoghue, for McIlroy, called them “a titillating sideshow” with no evidential value. For the prosecution, they were evidence of a complete lack of respect for women.WHO DO YOU BELIEVE?NotesInside Court 12: the complete story of the Belfast rape trialby Conor Gallagher - The Irish Times https://twitter.com/ConorGallaghe_rhttps://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/inside-court-12-the-complete-story-of-the-belfast-rape-trial-1.3443620#WeStandWithHer