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  1. Article · Jul 31, 2026 · Fiona Magennis

    Legal first sees miscarriage of justice certificate for IRA membership conviction quashed - News - Laois Nationalist (opens the original)

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    In a legal first, the Court of Appeal has overturned a decision to grant a miscarriage of justice certificate to a man who spent 14 months in prison before his IRA membership conviction was quashed. In delivering judgment on Friday, Judge Brian O’Moore said the granting of the certificate to Michael Connolly was not one of the options properly open to the Special Criminal Court and represented a fundamental error in law. The DPP had appealed a High Court decision dismissing her application for a

  2. Article · Jul 31, 2026 · Fiona Magennis

    Legal first sees miscarriage of justice certificate for IRA membership conviction quashed - News - Kildare Nationalist (opens the original)

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    In a legal first, the Court of Appeal has overturned a decision to grant a miscarriage of justice certificate to a man who spent 14 months in prison before his IRA membership conviction was quashed. In delivering judgment on Friday, Judge Brian O’Moore said the granting of the certificate to Michael Connolly was not one of the options properly open to the Special Criminal Court and represented a fundamental error in law. The DPP had appealed a High Court decision dismissing her application for a

  3. Article · Jul 21, 2026 · Fiona Magennis

    Sallins train robbery conviction declared 'miscarriage of justice' - News - Kildare Nationalist (opens the original)

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    Osgur Breatnach’s wrongful conviction for the Sallins train robbery in Kildare half a century ago has now been declared a miscarriage of justice. The mail train robbery took place on 31 March, 1976, when the Cork-to-Dublin train was diverted near the Co Kildare village, and an estimated £200,000 was stolen. Mr Breatnach was found guilty by the non-jury Special Criminal Court in December 1978, but his conviction was overturned a year and a half later after a court found his confession had been ob

  4. Article · Jul 21, 2026 · Fiona Magennis

    Osgur Breatnach’s wrongful conviction for Sallins train robbery declared a miscarriage of justice - News - Kildare Nationalist (opens the original)

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    Osgur Breatnach’s wrongful conviction for the Sallins train robbery half a century ago has now been declared a miscarriage of justice. The mail train robbery took place on March 31st, 1976, when the Cork-to-Dublin train was diverted near the Co Kildare town, and an estimated £200,000 was stolen. Breatnach was found guilty by the non-jury Special Criminal Court in December 1978, but his conviction was overturned a year and a half later after a court found his confession had been obtained under op

  5. Article · Jul 21, 2026 · Fiona Magennis

    Osgur Breatnach’s wrongful conviction for Sallins train robbery declared a miscarriage of justice - News - Laois Nationalist (opens the original)

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    Osgur Breatnach’s wrongful conviction for the Sallins train robbery half a century ago has now been declared a miscarriage of justice. The mail train robbery took place on March 31st, 1976, when the Cork-to-Dublin train was diverted near the Co Kildare town, and an estimated £200,000 was stolen. Breatnach was found guilty by the non-jury Special Criminal Court in December 1978, but his conviction was overturned a year and a half later after a court found his confession had been obtained under op

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