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A man convicted of perverting the course of justice over the murder of a dissident Republican in 2013 has appealed his conviction after serving an 18-month sentence. Raymond Kennedy had arranged to meet dissident republican Peter Butterly at the scene of his...
(Pictured: Ray Kennedy. Credit: Collins) A man who had arranged to meet dissident republican Peter Butterly at the scene of his "execution-type" murder has been jailed for 18 months for disrupting the garda investigation. Mr Butterly, a father of three, was...
Lawyers for a man who had arranged to meet dissident republican Peter Butterly at the scene of his "execution-type" murder and was found guilty of disrupting the Garda investigation have argued that he should not be jailed. Ray Kennedy (41) of Whitestown...
A man who was previously acquitted by direction of IRA membership has been found guilty by the Special Criminal Court of disrupting the garda investigation into the "execution-type" murder of dissident republican Peter Butterly. Ray Kennedy (41) of...
A man who arranged to meet dissident republican Peter Butterly on the afternoon he was murdered deliberately destroyed a mobile phone SIM card in an attempt to hamper and disrupt the garda investigation, the State has told the Special Criminal Court. Ray...
(Pictured: Sharif Kelly. Credit: Collins) The Court of Appeal has reserved judgement in the case of two men attempting to overturn their convictions for murdering a dissident republican. Sharif Kelly and Edward McGrath were sentenced to life in prison by the...
A barrister acting for the DPP in a murder conviction appeal has ‘fully accepted’ that the State’s chief witness in the trial was ‘tarnished’. However, Paul O’Higgins SC told the Court of Appeal that there was no rule that even someone convicted of perjury...
(Pictured: Edward McGrath. Credit: Collins) The barrister for one of the men bidding to overturn a conviction for murdering a dissident republican has agreed with the Court of Appeal President that his client was caught red-handed. However, Edward McGrath’s...
(File Picture: Sharif Kelly. Credit: Collins) Two men are bidding to overturn their convictions for the "callous, brutal and premeditated murder" of dissident republican Peter Butterly in a five-day hearing before the Court of Appeal. Sharif Kelly's legal...
A Detective Chief Superintendent has told the Special Criminal Court of his belief that two men charged in connection with the killing of dissident republican Peter Butterly are members of the IRA. Mr Butterly, a 35-year-old father of two, was shot dead...
An IRA accused charged in connection with the killing of dissident republican Peter Butterly met veteran republican Marian Price in a hotel, the Special Criminal Court was told today. The man had a private meeting with a group of people in a Dublin hotel...
A man charged in connection with the murder of dissident republican Peter Butterly was seen by gardai with slain Real IRA leader Alan Ryan on several occasions, the Special Criminal Court heard today. Mr Butterly, a 35-year-old father of two, was shot dead...
A Dublin man who joined the Witness Protection Program has told the Special Criminal Court that the shooting he was initially accused of was an “IRA operation”. David Cullen, whose evidence was used in the trials of four people convicted of the murder of...
The widow of dissident republican Peter Butterly told gardai that a man on trial in connection with the “meticulously-planned killing” of her husband was a "good friend" to both of them, the Special Criminal Court heard today. The deceased man's wife also...
An IRA accused told a garda that he was meeting his "friend", dissident republican Peter Butterly, just minutes after arriving at the scene where the father-of-three was fatally shot, his trial has heard. Ray Kennedy (39) and Laurence Murphy (62) are on...
Two men who played roles in the murder of dissident republican Peter Butterly have been jailed by the Special Criminal Court this morning. Peter Butterly (35), was chased and shot dead outside The Huntsman Inn, Gormanston, Co Meath in view of students...
Two men are to be sentenced for their roles in the murder of dissident republican Peter Butterly, who was shot dead in a Meath car park six years ago in view of students waiting for their school bus. Frank Murphy (58), of McDonagh Caravan Park, Triton Road,...
(Pictured: Sharif Kelly. Credit: Collins) Two Dublin men convicted of murdering dissident republican Peter Butterly have been jailed for life. Mr Butterly (35) was shot dead on March 6th, 2013 outside The Huntsman Inn, Gormanston, Co Meath in what the...
(Pictured: Sharif Kelly. Credit: Collins) Two Dublin men have been found guilty at the Special Criminal Court of the "callous, brutal and premeditated murder" of dissident republican Peter Butterly four years ago. Mr Butterly (35) was shot dead on March...
(Pictured: Accused man Mr Sharif Kelly. Credit: Collins) Judges at the Special Criminal Court trial of two men accused of murdering dissident republican Peter Butterly will return with a verdict on March 9th. Mr Butterly (35) was shot dead outside The...
(Pictured: Accused man Mr Sharif Kelly. Credit: Collins) The trial at the Special Criminal Court of two Dublin men accused of murdering dissident republican Peter Butterly has been listening to closing speeches from the prosecution and defence. Mr Butterly...
DNA samples matching the profiles of two men accused of murdering dissident republican Peter Butterly were found on a balaclava and black wig seized from a car stopped by gardai near the scene of the shooting, the Special Criminal Court has heard today....
Forensic evidence shows "strong support" for the view that a Dublin man accused of murdering Peter Butterly, but who failed to turn up for his trial, shot the dissident republican, the Special Criminal Court has heard. Mr Butterly (35) was shot dead outside...
Legal argument regarding the evidence of a protected witness at the Peter Butterly murder trial concluded at the Special Criminal Court today, with a defence barrister submitting that the court had been "misled". Mr Butterly (35) was shot dead outside The...
(Pictured: Accused Mr Sharif Kelly. Credit: Collins) The Special Criminal Court trial of two Dublin men accused of murdering dissident republican Peter Butterly has heard a second day of legal argument on the admissibility of the evidence of a protected...
(Pictured: Accused Mr Sharif Kelly. Credit: Collins) The evidence of a protected witness at the Special Criminal Court trial of two Dublin men accused of murdering dissident republican Peter Butterly should be excluded from the trial because the court cannot...
A garda who examined a green Opel Zafira has told the trial of two men accused of murdering dissident republican Peter Butterly that he detected "no faults" in the car, which the court had previously heard "conked out" on the afternoon of the shooting. An...
A former murder accused-turned State witness has told the Special Criminal Court that his motivation to give evidence at the trial of his former co-accused was to "save" himself. David Cullen was being cross-examined at the trial of two Dublin men charged...
A protected witness in the Peter Butterly murder trial told the Special Criminal Court today that he was told he would be removed from the Witness Protection Programme if he refused to give evidence. David Cullen said that a few months ago he was contacted...
An accused-turned State witness in the Peter Butterly murder trial has denied he told lies about one of the men accused of the murder. David Cullen was being cross-examined at the Special Criminal Court in the trial of two Dublin men charged with murdering...
A former accused who turned prosecution witness in the trial of two men accused of murdering dissident republican Peter Butterly was told two days before he made a statement to gardai that his murder charge would be dropped, the Special Criminal Court has...
A former accused man who turned prosecution witness has described to the Special Criminal Court his role in the shooting of dissident republican Peter Butterly. Mr Butterly (35) was shot dead outside The Huntsman Inn, Gormanston, Co Meath on March 6th, 2013....
Discharged firearm cartridges found at the scene of the shooting of dissident republican Peter Butterly matched a pistol found almost a kilometre from the scene, the Special Criminal Court heard today. Mr Butterly (35) was shot dead outside The Huntsman Inn,...
A woman has described hearing two gunshots on the afternoon a dissident republican was shot dead outside a pub across the road from her house. Peter Butterly (35) was shot dead outside The Huntsman Inn, Gormanston, Co Meath on March 6th, 2013. Two Dublin men...
A dispute over the admissibility of the evidence of an accused man who turned prosecution witness continued today at the Peter Butterly murder trial at the Special Criminal Court in Dublin. Mr Butterly (35) was shot dead outside The Huntsman Inn,...
A dispute over the legality of the detention of two men alleged to have murdered dissident republican Peter Butterly continued today at the Special Criminal Court. The 35-year-old was shot dead outside The Huntsman Inn, Gormanstown, Co Meath on March 6th,...
Two men accused of murdering dissident republican Peter Butterly were unlawfully detained on the side of the road, their barristers have argued at the Special Criminal Court. The 35 year-old was shot dead outside The Huntsman Inn, Gormanstown, Co Meath on...
A member of the Special Detective Unit has described finding a semiautomatic pistol on the side of a Meath road shortly after a dissident republican was shot dead outside a nearby pub. Peter Butterly (35) was shot dead in the carpark of The Huntsman Inn,...
A garda has described arresting a man on the side of a Meath road after following the car he was told had just been used in the murder of a dissident republican. Peter Butterly (35) was shot dead in the carpark of The Huntsman Inn, Gormanston, Co Meath on...
The public was excluded from a Special Criminal Court murder trial today, while members of the Garda National Surveillance Unit gave evidence anonymously. The three members were giving evidence in the retrial of two Dubliners, charged with murdering...
The Special Criminal Court has heard that dissident republican Peter Butterly died of multiple gunshot wounds in a Meath car park almost four years ago. Evidence of his cause of death was heard today in the trial of two Dubliners charged with murdering the...
The Special Criminal Court has been asked to direct a finding of not guilty in the case of three men charged with murdering dissident republican Peter Butterly. An amended application was made to the non-jury court today by lawyers for the accused following...
The Special Criminal Court will hear legal applications from the defence tomorrow in the trial of three Dubliners charged with murdering a dissident republican. Peter Butterly was shot dead in the car park of the Huntsman Inn, Gormanston, Co Meath around 2pm...
The Special Criminal Court is due to rule tomorrow on a defence application to direct a finding of not guilty on the charges against three men charged with murdering a dissident republican. Peter Butterly was shot dead in the car park of the Huntsman Inn,...
The Special Criminal Court trial of three men charged with murdering a dissident republican has been adjourned until tomorrow. Peter Butterly was shot dead in the car park of the Huntsman Inn, Gormanston, Co Meath around 2pm on March 6, 2013. Dean Evans (24)...
Lawyers for three Dubliners charged with murdering a dissident republican will begin giving their closing submissions on Monday following an almost four-month trial. Peter Butterly was shot dead in the car park of the Huntsman Inn, Gormanston, Co Meath on...
The State has closed its case in the trial of three Dubliners charged with murdering a dissident republican outside a Meath pub almost two years ago. Peter Butterly was shot dead in the car park of the Huntsman Inn, Gormanston, Co Meath on the afternoon of...
(Pictured: Mr Sharif Kelly (44). Photo: Collins) A man on trial, charged with murdering a dissident republican, denied that clothes found in his car shortly after the shooting were a change of clothing for the killer. He also said that he was stopped near...
A forensic scientist has testified that firearms residue was found on the clothing of two men on trial charged with murdering a dissident republican almost two years ago. Peter Butterly was shot dead in the car park of the Huntsman Inn, Gormanston, Co Meath...
The Special Criminal Court trial of three men charged with murdering a dissident republican has been adjourned until the New Year. Peter Butterly was shot dead in the car park of the Huntsman Inn, Gormanston, Co Meath around 2pm on March 6, 2013. Dean Evans...
The Special Criminal Court will rule next month on the admissibility of a tranche of evidence in the trial of three men charged with murdering a dissident republican. Peter Butterly was shot dead in the car park of the Huntsman Inn, Gormanston, Co Meath...
The Special Criminal Court is hearing submissions on the admissibility of a tranche of evidence in the trial of three men charged with murdering a dissident republican. Peter Butterly was shot dead in the car park of the Huntsman Inn, Gormanston, Co Meath...
A former murder accused-turned State witness has told the trial of his former co-accused that they’re ‘screwed’ due to the ‘evidence stacked up against them’. The Special Criminal Court ruled today that his evidence was admissible in the trial of three...
The Special Criminal Court will rule on Tuesday on the admissibility of a prosecution witness’s evidence in the trial of three men charged with murdering a dissident republican. Peter Butterly was shot dead in the car park of the Huntsman Inn, Gormanston, Co...
The Special Criminal Court is due to rule on the admissibility of a prosecution witness’s evidence in the trial of three men charged with murdering a dissident republican. Peter Butterly was shot dead in the car park of the Huntsman Inn, Gormanston, Co Meath...
The Special Criminal Court has viewed CCTV footage from the scene of the killing of a dissident republican last year. Peter Butterly was shot dead in the car park of the Huntsman Inn, Gormanston, Co Meath around 2pm on March 6 2013. Three Dublin men are on...
A former accused turned State witness in the Peter Butterly murder trial has denied that leaving his life here to go on witness protection abroad would not be much of a sacrifice for him as his ‘life was pretty bad’ here. David Cullen was being...
The first witness to give evidence in the trial of three men charged with the murder of dissident republican Peter Butterly will be called before the non-jury Special Criminal Court tomorrow. Three Dublin men have pleaded not guilty to the murder of Mr...
A man accused of murdering dissident republican Peter Butterly in a Co Meath car park last year has been refused bail at the High Court. Dean Evans (22), of Grange Park Rise, Raheny is one of three men charged with the murder of Mr Buttlerly (35) at the...
A Dublin man who is to turn State’s evidence at the trial of his former co-accused for the murder of dissident republican Peter Butterly in an “unprecedented” case is competent to give evidence for the prosecution, the Special Criminal Court has ruled. David...
A Dublin man who is to be a State witness against his three co-accused charged with the murder of dissident republican Peter Butterly in an “unprecedented” case has been jailed for three-and-a-half years for the possession of a handgun. Today at the Special...
(Pictured: Prosecution Counsel Ms Una Ni Raifeartaigh SC) A Dublin man who was charged with the murder dissident republican Peter Butterly is to be a prosecution witness and give evidence against his three co-accused at trial, the Special Criminal Court has...