Always a win-win for Jobstown accused, even if they had lost

The people in the dock were either going to emerge as heroes or as martyrs, writes Fergus Finlay.

I’M backing Paul Murphy on this one. Of course, there must be an independent inquiry into the Jobstown trial. It must be full, fair, and transparent. Indeed, I’d go further, and take a leaf out of Shane Ross’s book.

Let’s not have any of those toffee-nosed judges, with their Gonzaga College educations and their posh accents, running the inquiry.