Bid to adjourn Lunney verdict until after Dwyer case opinion is rejected

The Special Criminal Court has rejected a defence application to adjourn the verdict in the trial of four men charged with the abduction and assault of Quinn Industrial Holdings executive Kevin Lunney until after a European Court of Justice opinion on related phone-data evidence is issued. The court, sitting at the Special Criminal Court in Dublin, heard that the verdict was due on Monday, 8 November 2021. Defence…