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Director of Public Prosecutions v C [2021] IESC 74
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Director of Public Prosecutions v C [2021] IESC 74

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In Ireland, the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997, s 25 enables a limited exception to the rule against the admissibility of hearsay evidence in criminal trials.

 

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