From the archive: How the ‘rugby rape trial’ divided Ireland

The Audio Long Read

The Guardian

Society & Culture

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🗓️ 4 January 2023

⏱️ 47 minutes

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We are raiding the Audio Long Read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors. This week, from 2018: After a trial that dominated the news, the accused were all found not guilty. But the case had tapped into a deeper rage that has not died down. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

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0:00.0	This is the Guardian.
0:10.6	This episode contains strong language and descriptions of sexual assault.
0:16.0	The Guardian Archive Long-Wheed.
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3:48.0	The Guardian Archive Long-Wheed.
4:18.0	Welcome to the Guardian Long-Wheed.
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5:18.0	The Ireland Rugby Player, Paddy Jackson,
5:20.0	was found not guilty of rape and not guilty of assault.
5:24.0	His teammate, Stuart Olding, was found not guilty of rape.
5:28.0	Their friend, Blaine McElroy, was found not guilty of exposure.
5:33.0	The fourth man, their friend, Rory Harrison,
5:36.0	was found not guilty of concealing evidence and attempting to pervert the course of justice.
5:48.0	Outside the court building on the river Lagan, the crowd pressed in,
5:52.0	camera phones are loft as the men emerged.
5:56.0	The trial had dominated the news in Ireland.
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