Evidence

• Evidence
  Overview of the various types of evidence that can be introduced in a civil or criminal trial in Ireland.
• Crime scenes
  There are rules in Ireland about how the scene of a serious crime is preserved and investigated. Read about these rules and what happens if the crime scene is on private property or in a public place.
• Real evidence
  This document discusses real evidence, which is real, tangible evidence, such as an object, tape recording, computer printout or photograph.
• Material objects
  This document discusses what material objects are, in the context of a trial in Ireland.
• Photographic evidence
  There are various important rules governing the use of photographs as evidence in a trial in Irish courts.
• Tape/video recordings in evidence
  This document discusses the use of tape or video recordings as evidence in court in Ireland.
• Out-of-court inspections - 'A view'
  A view is an out-of-court inspection of a place or an object that is impossible to bring into a court in Ireland.
• Forensic evidence
  Forensic evidence is material or traces of material that have been analysed by a forensic science laboratory in Ireland.
• DNA evidence
  DNA evidence is often used in trials in Ireland to establish identity. Find out how this evidence is used and introduced.
• Documentary evidence
  Documentary evidence in Ireland consists of anything with writing on it. What items would this include and how is this evidence admissable in court?
• Identification evidence
  Identification evidence in Ireland is evidence given by a victim or a witness that identifies the accused as the person who committed the crime.
• Circumstantial evidence
  Circumstantial evidence is evidence of facts from which inferences or conclusions can be drawn in a criminal trial in Ireland.
• Suspect evidence
  Suspect evidence is evidence that is admissable in court in Ireland but is suspect, i.e., it often turns out to be untrue or incorrect.
• Hearsay evidence
  What is hearsay evidence? Why usually can this evidence not be introduced in court in Ireland and what are the exceptions where hearsay evidence is admissable?
• Unlawfully obtained evidence
  Evidence that is obtained in deliberate and conscious breach of your constitutional rights is inadmissable in courts in Ireland.
• Privileged evidence
  There are circumstances under which you may refuse to disclose documents to a court in Ireland or may refuse to answer certain questions in court.