Allied Imports Ltd, owner of the Tipperary Crystal brand, has sued Kavanagh Giftware Ltd for allegedly passing off Tipperary Crystal trademarks on the packaging of mugs and cups sold by the defendant. The plaintiffs claim the defendant uses a grey and white graphic representation of the Tipperary Crystal mark on the inside and outside of its packaging, and that the goods are sold in Enniscorthy, Wexford, and online, with wholesale distribution to other Irish retailers. Allied Imports and director Robert Scanlan argue that the unauthorized use causes public confusion. They seek injunctions to stop the passing off, orders to have the infringing goods seized and destroyed, and damages. The case was admitted to the fast‑track Commercial Court list by Justice Brian McGovern after a challenge by Kavanagh's counsel, and is scheduled to return in February. The proceedings remain at the pleading stage, with no verdict yet.
The High Court appointed Mr Kieran Wallace as provisional liquidator for Wexford Echo Limited, the publisher of the Wexford Echo, Gorey Echo, New Ross Echo and Enniscorthy Echo. The court was told the company is insolvent and cannot pay its debts, with net liabilities of €834,000 at the end of May. Wallace will keep the four titles operating in the hope a buyer can be found, preserving their saleability and preventing any suspension that could prejudice a sale. The company employs 30 people across journalism, advertising, sales, sub‑editing, page production, finance and management. Its directors are Thomas Crosbie, Noel Wall, Daniel Francis Linehan, Thomas Joseph Murphy and Sean O'Keeffe. The company is a member of the Landmark Media Group, which has ceased financial support, leading shareholders to resolve to wind up the company and appoint a provisional liquidator.
Patrick O'Reilly, 49, of Brownswood, Enniscorthy, was denied bail by the High Court after being charged with threatening to kill Garda Paul Donoghue and Detective Inspector John Hunt in February in Limerick. The State argued that O'Reilly was a flight risk and could interfere with witnesses, citing O'Callaghan objections and Section 2A of the Bail Act. Justice Michael Moriarty ruled the bail refusal necessary, hearing evidence from Chief Superintendent John Roche and the two Gardaí who were allegedly threatened. O'Reilly now awaits trial at Clonmel Circuit Court.
Anthony Davitt, a 46‑year‑old asphalt contractor from Ferns, withdrew a High Court damages claim against Aviva after denying the insurer's allegations that he had fabricated a rear‑end collision near a family member's house under construction. The alleged incident, said to have occurred at 10.30 pm on 23 June 2010 on Monageer Road, involved Davitt's car being rear‑ended by the front of another vehicle driven by Patrick and Michael Berry of Lee Heights. Davitt had sued the Berrys, claiming a back injury from the collision, but the case was struck out when he announced its withdrawal. Aviva, represented by Liam Reidy SC, was awarded costs. The court also vacated earlier judgments against the Berrys, and Aviva's expert evidence suggested the incident could not have occurred as claimed. Davitt denied any conspiracy or fabrication of the accident.
Anthony Davitt, a 46‑year‑old asphalt contractor from St Aidans, Ferns, Enniscorthy, Wexford, denied in the High Court that he fabricated a road‑traffic accident that he claims occurred on 23 June 2010 at Monageer Road, Ferns, near a family member's house under construction. He said the accident involved his car being rear‑ended by the front of a car driven by Michael Berry, with Patrick Berry as the owner. Davitt alleges he suffered a back injury and that the Berrys were negligent. Aviva Insurance Plc, the insurers of the Berrys, denied the claim, calling it fraudulent and asserting that Davitt and the Berrys conspired to pursue the proceedings. The court heard that Aviva would present expert evidence suggesting the collision could not have occurred as Davitt described. The case is ongoing and is expected to last three days.
Brian Kenna, a former member of a Provisional IRA gang, was involved in a bank robbery in Enniscorthy on 1 May 1990. The gang, consisting of seven raiders armed with shotguns, pistols, a revolver and replica guns, held up the AIB branch at Slaney Place. Gardai were alerted by a bank official and four uniformed officers arrived, armed with an Uzi submachine gun and revolvers issued by Superintendent Michael Murphy. During the confrontation, the raiders fired three shots at the gardai, who returned fire and seriously injured the driver of the getaway van. Kenna pleaded not guilty to possession of a firearm with intent to commit robbery, use of a firearm to resist arrest, and robbery of over €5,000. He was convicted along with five others, each receiving a ten‑year sentence, while a sixth man received twelve years due to a prior firearms conviction. The trial took place at the Special Criminal Court in Green Street.
Thomas Berry, aged 43 and resident of Bunclody, Co. Wexford, was convicted of theft and related offences for his part in a 2009 ATM robbery at a Maxol service station on Bellefield Road, Enniscorthy. The robbery involved a JCB digger that was hot‑wired by Berry and other gang members to move the ATM, which contained €205,100, into a trailer for escape. Berry was found guilty by a jury at Wexford Circuit Criminal Court and sentenced to five years' imprisonment, with the final three months suspended. He appealed the conviction, but the Court of Appeal, in a unanimous decision, dismissed his appeal on all grounds. The court upheld the original conviction, confirming the jury's finding that Berry was one of the raiders. The appeal was rejected by Judges George Birmingham, Alan Mahon and John Edwards. The case remains at the conviction stage. Thomas Berry pleaded not guilty.
Dean Fagan, 26, of Fairway Drive, Rosslare Strand, Wexford, was sentenced to five and a half years in prison for an aggravated burglary that took place on 4 January 2014 at John Street, Enniscorthy. He pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. The burglary involved two men who entered the victim's home at about 11.30 p.m. armed with a knife and a hatchet. The victim, who was at home with her five‑year‑old son, was threatened and forced to give up money and jewellery. The men took two mobile phones and a laptop before leaving. Fagan had previously been serving a six‑year sentence for a separate aggravated burglary. The court noted that Fagan had no forensic evidence linking him to the crime and that his admissions to the gardai formed a large part of the evidence against him.
In a Central Criminal Court hearing on 28 July 2016, Justice Paul Butler granted bail to David Shanley, 47, who admitted to a Christmas Eve killing. Shanley pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to the manslaughter of John Lawlor, who died on 24 or 25 December 2014 at Ballinatray Lower, Courtown Harbour. The State accepted the plea. Shanley had previously been on bail from the High Court but was found to have breached conditions by living at his partner's address rather than his parents' home. His partner is the deceased's widow, who is receiving ongoing hospital treatment, and Shanley is her carer. The bail terms now require Shanley to reside with his parents. The case was adjourned to 10 October 2016.
Martin McBride, 47, of Enniscorthy, pleaded guilty in 2011 to possessing €97,000 of cannabis for sale in Cork. He was later caught with €40,000 of cannabis in Wexford. The Cork Circuit Criminal Court sentenced him to seven years, and the Wexford Circuit Criminal Court imposed a mandatory minimum of ten years, consecutive to the Cork offence. McBride appealed in February, arguing he had been hit with a statutory "double whammy" and had no prior convictions. The Court of Appeal, exercising its inherent jurisdiction, found the overall sentence unduly harsh and quashed the original seven‑year Cork term, replacing it with a four‑year term. McBride's final sentence was reduced to 14 years imprisonment, with the Wexford ten‑year term remaining consecutive. The decision was made in the interests of justice and to uphold constitutional principles.
David Shanley, 47, of Courtown Harbour, Gorey, Co. Wexford, admitted to killing a 42‑year‑old man on Christmas Eve 2014 and pleaded guilty to manslaughter. He has been on bail since the High Court charged him, with conditions that he reside at his parents' address. However, he has been living with the deceased's widow and daughter at the widow's house, a situation that has caused concern for the family. Shanley is a carer for his partner, who has serious health problems and is receiving ongoing treatment in hospital. The court heard that a probation report was not yet completed, so sentencing was deferred. The case was adjourned to next Thursday morning to consider a variation of the bail conditions. The judge expressed dissatisfaction with the current bail arrangement but deferred to the bail judge's decision. The matter remains pending. David Shanley pleaded not guilty.
Liam McCann, aged 26, pleaded guilty to false imprisonment, damage to a house and unlawful taking of a car at a woman's home near Scarawalsh, Co. Wexford, on 11 August 2014. He had been drinking and taking drugs for two or three days before the incident. McCann forcefully entered the victim's home at 4 pm, threw himself against a living‑room window, climbed in, put two young children into a cupboard, took two knives, and threatened the woman. He stole her car, crashed it into a wall, attempted to stop passing motorists, and waded across the River Slaney before being apprehended at Gorry Garda Station. He was sentenced to three years' imprisonment, with the final six months suspended. His appeal against the sentence was dismissed by the Court of Appeal, which held that the term reflected the seriousness of the offence.
Liam McCann, 26, of Enniscorthy, pleaded guilty to false imprisonment, damage to a house and unlawful car removal on 11 August 2014. He was sentenced to three years' imprisonment, with the final six months suspended. McCann claimed he had been drinking and taking drugs for two or three days before the incident, and that he believed the British army and gardaí were after him. He allegedly entered the victim's home with a knife to his own throat, took a car, and fled across fields and a river before being arrested. The Court of Appeal heard that McCann was a first‑time offender with a good character record, had completed significant third‑level education, and had shown remorse. His appeal outcome is pending. The court reserved judgment.
In March 2016 the Court of Appeal quashed the convictions of Eleanor Joel, aged 41, and her partner Jonathan Costen, aged 43, for the unlawful killing of Joel's mother, Evelyn, aged 59, by neglect. The original 2013 conviction had followed a retrial in which a jury found the couple guilty of manslaughter and imposed a two‑year suspended sentence with a requirement of 230 hours of community service. The appeal was based on procedural errors, including the replacement of a juror without the presence of Joel's legal advisers, and on substantive grounds such as the failure of the Health Service Executive to provide adequate care in the final months of Evelyn's life. The Court held that the trial was unsatisfactory and that the convictions were quashed. The Director of Public Prosecutions confirmed that no retrial would be sought, leaving the case closed without further criminal proceedings. Jonathan Costen pleaded not guilty.
In 2016 the Court of Appeal quashed the convictions of Eleanor Joel, aged 41, and her partner Jonathan Costen, aged 43, for the unlawful killing by neglect of Evelyn Joel, a 59‑year‑old multiple sclerosis sufferer. The couple had been found guilty in 2013 and received a two‑year suspended sentence with a condition of 230 hours of community service. The appeal was successful on several grounds, including the claim that statutory agencies, not the couple, were responsible for the neglect, the lack of adequate HSE visits in the final months of Evelyn's life, and procedural issues such as the replacement of a juror without legal counsel present. The Court of Appeal held that these factors undermined the fairness of the trial and therefore quashed the convictions. The Director of Public Prosecutions was advised to consider whether to seek a retrial. Jonathan Costen pleaded not guilty.
Martin McBride, 47, of Enniscorthy, pleaded guilty in 2011 to possessing €97,000 of cannabis for sale in Cork. While on bail, he was later caught with €40,000 of cannabis in Wexford. He received a seven‑year sentence in Cork and a consecutive ten‑year minimum in Wexford, totaling 17 years. His lawyer, Bernard Condon SC, appealed, arguing that the Wexford offence was a second offence triggering a mandatory minimum only if a conviction had already been recorded, and that the conviction was not yet formalised at the time of the second offence. He also questioned whether consecutive sentencing for bail offences and mandatory minimums should apply simultaneously. The Court of Appeal noted the case and reserved judgment. The article reports only the procedural arguments and the 17‑year sentence, without any further outcome.
Jamie Carroll, 33, of Arklow, Co Wicklow, was sentenced at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court after pleading guilty to five counts of robbery. Judge Sarah Berkeley imposed a six-year custodial sentence, suspending the final two years. The offences occurred on November 11, 2014, at Day 2 Day on Military Road and Boyle Sports in Monkstown; on November 22, 2014, at Bus Stop Shop in Enniscorthy; and on April 8, 2015, at Londis on Foxrock Avenue. On each occasion, Carroll allegedly armed with a knife to demand money. Defence counsel Colman Fitzgerald SC noted Carroll's history of heroin addiction and presented clean urine analysis reports, arguing he was now drug-free. The judge acknowledged the robberies were committed to feed his addiction and that no physical violence was used, though staff were threatened. She suspended the final two years of the sentence, citing Carroll's remorse and co-operation with the Garda investigation. Carroll had previously been released on bail twice, including a March 30, 2015 release for a residential drug treatment program which he failed to attend due to intoxication, before committing the final robbery. He has 121 previous convictions, primarily for driving and public order offences.
The Court of Appeal has heard submissions in the appeal by Eleanor Joel and Jonathan Costen, who were convicted of the unlawful killing of Evelyn Joel by neglect in Wexford in January 2006. The pair, who pleaded not guilty, were found guilty by a jury at Wexford Circuit Criminal Court following a retrial. In March 2013, Judge Seán O'Donnabháin sentenced them to a two-year suspended sentence, conditional on the completion of 230 hours of community service. Counsel for the appellants argued that the jury should have been permitted to consider the alleged culpability of the HSE, which they contend bore a professional duty of care for the immobile MS sufferer. They further submitted that the trial judge erred in refusing to transfer the retrial out of Wexford due to prejudicial local reporting and in misstating Costen's lack of a duty of care. The DPP's counsel countered that a duty of care arose for Costen and that the refusal to transfer the venue was not appealable. The Court of Appeal, comprising Mr Justice George Birmingham, Mr Justice Garrett Sheehan, and Mr Justice Alan Mahon, reserved its judgment, stating it would deliver a decision as soon as possible.
In 2013, a jury at Wexford Circuit Criminal Court found 41‑year‑old Eleanor Joel and her 43‑year‑old partner Jonathan Costen guilty of unlawfully killing 59‑year‑old Evelyn Joel by neglect. The conviction followed a retrial after an earlier trial in 2006. Judge Seán O'Donnabháin imposed a two‑year suspended sentence, conditional on 230 hours of community service. The couple now appeal on grounds that the HSE, the true cause of death, the judge's refusal to transfer the case out of Wexford, the replacement of a juror without defence counsel, and Costen's alleged duty of care were mishandled. Counsel for Eleanor, Rosario Boyle SC, argued that the pair had legal responsibility for Evelyn's care while she stayed at Eleanor's home, and that the jury was told not to consider HSE negligence. Jonathan Costen pleaded not guilty.
In January 2006, Evelyn Joel, a 59‑year‑old MS sufferer, was unlawfully killed by neglect in Co. Wexford. Her 41‑year‑old daughter Eleanor and her partner Jonathen Costen, aged 43, were found guilty by a jury at Wexford Circuit Criminal Court. Judge Seán O'Donnabháin imposed a two‑year suspended sentence on each, conditional on 230 hours of community service. The pair have now decided to appeal their convictions. Meanwhile, the Director of Public Prosecutions is appealing the sentences, arguing they were unduly lenient. The DPP's appeal is scheduled for hearing on 29 and 30 April, with a time limit set for Ms. Joel to file submissions on the undue‑leniency application. Ms. Joel's barrister, James Browne, requested one week for submissions and was granted two. The DPP received Ms. Joel's submissions and has been given four weeks to reply. The pair were not present at the Court of Appeal hearing before President Mr. Justice Seán Ryan. Jonathen Costen pleaded not guilty.
During the trial of William O'Leary and Noel Hayes for forging a will, a retired nurse, Marian Argue, testified that she had advised a caller that the elderly farmer Matthew Hayes might not have been medically capable of making a will. Argue, who worked on St Aidan's Ward at Wexford General Hospital in 1998, described Hayes as thin, emaciated, incontinent, and bruised on his right hip. She noted that he was receiving IV fluids and was nursed on alternative sides, and that he responded very little, making it difficult to understand him. Argue could not confirm whether Noel Hayes visited each day or was present at Matthew's death. The trial, held in Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, continues with Judge Patricia Ryan presiding and a jury of eight men and four women. The unnamed accused pleaded not guilty. Noel Hayes pleaded not guilty.
In a 2015 Court of Appeal decision, Edward Rooney, 65, and Des Ryan, 55, were sentenced to three years' imprisonment for possessing €1.2 million worth of drugs. The appeal followed a 2013 conviction where both men received 10‑year suspended sentences for holding 4.5 kg of heroin and 227 g of cocaine. The Court of Appeal found the original suspended terms too lenient after a successful appeal by the Director of Public Prosecutions. The court noted the men's financial pressure and the serious nature of the drugs, and applied a maximum mitigation to reduce the sentence to three years. The men were arrested after a Garda surveillance operation in Finglas, where a black hold‑all bag containing nine plastic bags of heroin and a bag of cocaine was recovered. The case highlighted the Court's willingness to impose imprisonment when the offence was serious and the value of the drugs substantial. The unnamed man pleaded guilty.
In December 2014 the Court of Appeal ruled that the 10‑year suspended sentences handed to Edward Rooney, 65, and Des Ryan, 55, for possessing €1.2 million worth of heroin and cocaine were too lenient. The men had pleaded guilty in October 2013 to possession for sale or supply after transporting a bag of drugs from the UK to Ireland. The appeal court noted the financial pressure that led them to act as couriers, the high value of the drugs, and the fact that neither was driven by addiction. It also highlighted that the men were not compelled by compulsion but chose to participate for financial gain. The court reserved its judgment, to be delivered on 19 January 2015, and indicated that the sentences would be revised to reflect the seriousness of the offence. The original judge had imposed a wholly suspended 10‑year term, which the appeal court found to be an error in principle.
The murder trial of Michael Furlong, 36, of Meadowfield, The Moyne, Enniscorthy, collapsed at the Central Criminal Court in Dublin. Furlong had pleaded not guilty to the murder of Patrick Connors, 37, which occurred between 28 and 29 April 2011 at the Carraig Túr apartments in Enniscorthy. Judge Barry White halted the proceedings after concerns were raised about Deputy State Pathologist Dr Khalid Jabbar's opinion on the mechanism of death. The jury was discharged and thanked, and will not serve again for ten years. The trial had begun on 5 November.
Michael Furlong, 36, of Meadowfield, Enniscorthy, pleaded not guilty to the murder of Patrick Connors, 37, which occurred between 28 and 29 April 2011 at Carriage Túr apartments. Mr Justice Barry White adjourned the trial, citing the prosecution's inability to cross‑examine pathologist Dr Declan Gilsenan until clarification with Deputy State Pathologist Dr Khalid Jabbar. The case will resume before an eight‑man, four‑woman jury on Monday.
In the trial of Michael Furlong, accused of murdering Patrick Connors in Enniscorthy, a pathologist testified that Connors' jaw fractures were caused by a fall down the stairs, not a punch. Furlong's defence, led by Mr. Michael Delaney SC, presented Dr. Declan Gilsenan, who argued that scalp wounds did not cause death and that hypothermia, intoxication, and drug use were contributing factors. Gilsenan disputed the prosecution's view that the jaw fractures resulted from a blow, suggesting instead that they were consistent with impact from a rigid surface during a fall. He also questioned the significance of a fractured tooth and the role of alcohol. The prosecution's evidence will be cross‑examined on Friday, and the trial continues. Michael Furlong pleaded not guilty.
Michael Furlong, 36, of Meadowfield, Enniscorthy, pleaded not guilty to the murder of Patrick Connors, 37, who died between 28 and 29 April 2011 at Carraig Túr apartments. In court, Furlong denied that he killed Connors or used kitchen knives to lacerate his scalp. He also denied breaking Connors' jaw, claiming the jaw was intact when he went to sleep and that Connors had fallen down the stairs. Furlong said he did not stab or assault Connors with a knife and that the blood on a knife found at the scene could not have come from Connors. He stated he had not cried for Connors beyond the first week. The pathologist's report cited sharp and blunt force trauma to the head and acute alcohol intoxication as causes of death. The trial continues.
The murder trial of Michael Furlong, 36, of Enniscorthy, is ongoing at the Central Criminal Court before Mr Justice Barry White. Furlong has pleaded not guilty to the alleged murder of Patrick Connors, 37, which is said to have occurred between April 28 and April 29, 2011, at Carraig Túr apartments. Deputy State Pathologist Dr Khalid Jabbar testified that the cause of death was sharp and blunt force trauma, with acute alcohol intoxication as a contributing factor. He identified defensive injuries on the deceased's upper extremities, stating they were neither self-inflicted nor accidental. Dr Jabbar noted that two knives examined matched the serrations of specific head wounds. He also reported bilateral jaw fractures, a detached molar, and a blood alcohol level of 161mg per cent. Defence counsel Mr Michael Delaney SC presented psychiatric records indicating a history of self-harm, including attempted suicide and hearing voices, but Dr Jabbar maintained these did not alter his view on the cause of injury. The defence noted that another pathologist, Dr Declan Gilsenan, would disagree with the cause of death and wound infliction. The cross-examination of Dr Jabbar was adjourned to continue the following day.
A Wexford man, Michael Furlong, aged 36, is on trial for the murder of his friend Patrick Connors, aged 37, who died between 28 and 29 April 2011 at CarraigTúr apartments. Furlong pleaded not guilty. He told Gardaí that he used a "sword or screwdriver" to open the sitting‑room door, which Connors had locked. He claimed he could have called an ambulance to break the door but Connors said he was fine. Furlong denied any argument earlier that evening, denied locking the door himself, and said he did not know why Connors did not want him to get the key. He also said he left the sword in the flat and did not remember how it ended up in the rear car park. The trial continues before Mr Justice Barry White and a jury, with post‑mortem evidence to be presented.
The Central Criminal Court trial of Michael Furlong, 36, of Enniscorthy, continued before Mr Justice Barry White. Furlong, who has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Patrick Connors, 37, at Carraig Túr apartments between April 28 and 29, 2011, faces charges alleging he caused fatal sharp and blunt force trauma to Connors' head, neck, and jaw. Prosecution counsel John O'Kelly SC highlighted evidence that Connors' injuries corresponded to two knives found in Furlong's apartment. Ballistics expert Detective Garda Janette O'Neill testified that she was satisfied the deceased was involved in a violent altercation, citing extensive bloodstains, an overturned table, and chaotic debris such as mayonnaise and ketchup. Under cross-examination by Michael Delaney SC, she acknowledged the possibility that events other than a struggle occurred. Garda Patrick Freyne testified that a sword was found in the apartment car park. The jury, comprising seven men and five women, heard that Connors had purchased wine prior to the incident. The matter was adjourned and is scheduled to continue on Monday.
In a Wexford murder trial, Michael Furlong, aged 36, pleaded not guilty to the killing of Patrick Connors, aged 37, which occurred between 28 and 29 April 2011 at Carraig Túr apartments. The jury heard that Furlong had a history of schizophrenia, while Connors had mental health problems, including depression and episodes of hearing voices. Witness Shauna Young, who had been engaged to Connors, confirmed his psychiatric hospitalisations and his attempts at self‑harm, though she denied knowledge of a 2010 suicide attempt. Dr Stephen Bowe testified that Furlong, at the time of the incident, had an odor of alcohol, claimed to have consumed two bottles of wine the previous night, and described a past schizophrenia diagnosis. He also noted scratches on Furlong's legs that were inconsistent with walking dogs, suggesting trauma. The case remains before Mr Justice Barry White and a jury of seven men and five women.
In a Wexford murder trial, the Central Criminal Court heard evidence concerning the death of Patrick Connors at Carraig Túr apartments, Enniscorthy, on 28–29 April 2011. The accused, 36‑year‑old Michael Furlong, pleaded not guilty. Garda Brian Phillips and Garda Antoinette Byrne arrived at the apartments at about 11.40 pm on 28 April, following a report of a man covered in blood. They found no one outside, no buzzer, and no response to knocks. Phillips claimed he shouted for the door to open, heard voices, and eventually forced the door after a loud bang. Inside, he met two men: one identified as Furlong, who appeared intoxicated and confused, and another as Paddy Connors, who refused medical help and asked the officers to leave. After a 15‑minute attempt to persuade them, the officers left. A shopkeeper, Mary Murphy, later testified that Furlong entered her shop after 8 am the next morning, saying "Paddy's dead.
A 36‑year‑old Wexford man, Michael Furlong, is on trial for the murder of his 37‑year‑old friend Patrick Connors, who died between 28 and 29 April 2011 at the Carraig Túr apartments in Enniscorthy. Furlong pleaded not guilty. In his opening statement, the prosecutor, Mr John O'Kelly SC, described how police received two calls on the morning of 29 April: first from a neighbour who said a man was dead, then from Furlong himself. Police entered the apartments, found Connors' body on the second flight of stairs, and noted blood on walls and floor. Furlong admitted that Connors had fallen after a night of drinking, but claimed he had given him clothing to soak up blood and covered him with a fleece. He said he woke the next morning to find Connors on the stairs, naked from the waist up.
A 36‑year‑old Wexford man, Michael Furlong of Meadowfield, The Moyne, Enniscorthy, pleaded not guilty to the murder of Patrick Connors (37) at the Carraig Túr apartments in Enniscorthy between 28 and 29 April 2011. He was arraigned before the Central Criminal Court, where a jury of seven men and five women was sworn in for a three‑week trial that will commence on Tuesday morning before Mr Justice Barry White.