The judge remarked that ‘given the lack of acceptance on the part of the accused of the verdict, the court does not feel there is any evidential basis on which to suspend any of the sentence’. Events
Conor (9), Darragh (7) and Carla (3) McGinley were suffocated at their home in Newcastle, Co Dublin in 2020. Events
This article first appeared on Galway Bay FM Lawyers for a 51-year-old man who has spent 24 years in prison for the rape and murder of a Connemara schoolgirl have told the Court of Appeal that clothing fibres that helped to convict him should be re-examined using recent advances in technology. They also told the court today […] The post Court of Appeal to hear evidence in February in Connemara murder and rape case from 1998 appeared first on Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune. Events
The objects include a 9mm handgun that prosecutors say matches the one used in the killing. Events
This article first appeared on Galway Bay FM A 51-year-old man who has spent 24 years in prison for the rape and murder of a Connemara schoolgirl has claimed that his conviction was a miscarriage of justice, arguing that he should have the right to retest forensic evidence. “Some of the samples haven’t been tested at all. Is there anything unreasonable in […] The post Court hears convicted Connemara murderer and rapist wants to retest forensic evidence appeared first on Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune. Events
This article first appeared on Galway Bay FM Dublin Airport Authority must be held accountable for spiralling costs associated with an ongoing dispute between its board and CEO. That’s according to Galway East TD Louis O’Hara, who says the legal costs are approaching a quarter of a million euro. He also alleges vast sums are […] The post Local TD demands DAA be held to account over ongoing dispute appeared first on Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune. Politics
Mother seeks High Court judicial review of decision on evidence to be heard at youngsters’ inquest Events
