Tomorrow it’s back to work after a couple of weeks off that gave me a taste of a possible summer to come. As I’ve already said here I’m planning to finish my first novel over the summer break from the courts and I’m looking forward to the different pace that working on fiction requires.
Tomorrow though it’s back to the Monday List. The trial I’ll be there for is Thomas Barrett, from Kerry. He’s accused of killing father and son, Michael and Denis Hanrahan. 60-year-old Mr Hanrahan and 27-year-old Denis were found shot dead at their home in Moyvane, Co Kerry in March last year.
It’s a case I’ve been hearing about since it happened (given my line of work I tend to keep tabs on murder investigations – it doesn’t tend to endear you to people at dinner parties!). Over the past year, I’ve heard various rumours – working somewhere with a mix of journalists, barristers and gardai you hear all sorts of gossip about things that might concern any of us in the future and during the prolonged periods of waiting that are part of the judicial process gossip has a habit of spreading.
None of it’s more than gossip of course until the day the trial starts and we hear the opening speech from the prosecution where they outline their case. So tomorrow I’ll find out if the case is going to go ahead as planned and how long it’s going to last, also how big a story it’s likely to be.
So tomorrow is the moment of truth and I’ll find out whether I’m working for a few days, a week or even a fortnight. Tonight I’m just waiting and changing gear again. The lazy mornings with the manuscript and a red pen in the back garden will have to be postponed for the moment. It’s back to the day job.
Welcome to Monday! Good to know what you are up to… I hope that the Thomas Barrett-affair makes a good story. Enjoy!