IRA accused told gardai he was supposed to be meet shooting victim

At the Special Criminal Court, Ray Kennedy (39) and Laurence Murphy (62) are on trial charged in connection with the killing of dissident republican Peter Butterly, who was shot dead on 6 March 2013 outside The Huntsman Inn in Gormanston, County Meath. The prosecution alleges the murder was meticulously planned. Detective Garda Alan Waters testified that Mr Kennedy approached him at the scene minutes after arrival…