Irish language rights independent of fair trial rights, lawyers for Queen's visit bomber say
A man from Drumlish, County Longford, has challenged his conviction at the Court of Appeal, arguing that his constitutional right to conduct proceedings in Irish was compromised during his trial. Dónal Billings, aged sixty-seven, was convicted by the Special Criminal Court in 2016 of possessing an explosive substance at Longford railway station car park in May 2011, and of making false bomb threats during Queen…
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A man from Drumlish, County Longford, has appealed his conviction for possessing an explosive substance and making hoax bomb threats during a state visit in 2011. Dónal Billings, aged 67, was found guilty by the Special Criminal Court of placing a device on a Dublin-bound bus at Longford railway station car park on 16 May 2011, and of making false reports of bombs at multiple locations including Dublin Castle and…