But what were the most popular? Read on to find our most-read And Finallys of 2025.

10: And finally… marriage of convenience

10 January: A judge has annulled a marriage where the bride was tricked into going along with what she believed was a fake wedding organised as a social media prank.

9: And finally… how the sausage is made

20 June: Two rival sausage makers are set for a courtroom battle amid allegations of corporate espionage.

8: And finally… paws for thought

10 November: A judge has imposed a fine of more than €1,000 on the owner of a cat for trespassing into a neighbour’s garden — with further fines threatened for future transgressions.

7: And finally… error of judgement

15 April: A judge has excoriated a police official who confused her with a defendant and said he had tried and failed to arrest her on foot of a non-existent warrant.

6: And finally… call to the bar

7 October: A motorist who swore he was holding a chocolate bar and not a mobile phone when pulled over by a garda has been given the benefit of the doubt.

5: And finally… armed dissent

21 March: A judge has drawn criticism from his colleagues after filming a video of him loading several guns in his judicial chambers which he then attached to a dissenting judgment.

4: And finally… fake it till you make it

3 November: The trial of three alleged fake lawyers was abruptly halted after it emerged their lawyer was himself not qualified to practise.

3: And finally… the hand that feeds

22 July: A top New York law firm has reportedly sacked a summer intern who allegedly bit a number of colleagues.

2: And finally… three body problem

4 June: A solicitor who was secretly working for three law firms at the same time has been struck off.

1: And finally… sticky situation

19 June: A courtroom livestream has captured the excruciating moment when a lawyer accidentally addressed a woman judge as “honey”.