Show Notes
Join barrister Aoife McNickle BL as she sits down with Ireland’s only court artist, Mike O'Donnell. From high-profile trials to sketching history in the making, Mike shares the unique challenges and the process of his one-of-a-kind career in the courtroom. His exhibition PrimaFacie, opens the 1st of May in Distillery Building, Dublin 7 and runs until May 15th.
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