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Court reports mentioning the name Alan O'Brien

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2021-06-04 · Cavan

Lunney accused told gardai: 'I know why you're here'

At the Special Criminal Court in Dublin, gardaí gave evidence in the trial of four men charged in connection with the abduction and assault of Kevin Lunney in County Cavan in September 2019. An unnamed 40-year-old man, Alan O'Brien, Darren Redmond, and Luke O'Reilly, aged 67, all deny false imprisonment and intentionally causing serious harm.…

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2021-06-03 · Dublin

Kevin Lunney describes dragging himself along dark country road, fearing nobody would come to help

A director of Quinn Industrial Holdings told the Special Criminal Court how he dragged himself along a dark country road after being subjected to serious violence, fearing he would not receive help. Kevin Lunney, giving evidence in the trial of four men accused of falsely imprisoning him and causing him serious harm, described being struck with a…

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2021-06-02 · Ballinagh, Cavan

Kevin Lunney told to resign before attackers threatened to kill him, trial hears

The Special Criminal Court has heard the opening of the trial of Luke O'Reilly, Darren Redmond, Alan O'Brien, and a fourth unnamed accused, all of whom pleaded not guilty to false imprisonment and intentionally causing serious harm to Kevin Lunney. The prosecution alleges that on September 17, 2019, Lunney was abducted from Co Fermanagh, driven…

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2021-06-01 · Cavan

Special Criminal Court rejects argument that it has no jurisdiction to hear Lunney trial

The Special Criminal Court has rejected jurisdictional arguments regarding the trial of four men accused of false imprisonment and causing serious harm to Quinn Industrial Holdings director Kevin Lunney. Counsel for the accused argued the court had become a permanent structure not permitted by its founding legislation, contending the DPP's role…

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2021-05-31 · Cavan

Kevin Lunney accused to make 'jurisdictional' application

The Special Criminal Court has adjourned proceedings in the trial of four men charged with the false imprisonment of Quinn Industrial Holdings executive Kevin Lunney. A jurisdictional application is to be heard tomorrow on behalf of one of the accused. Sean Guerin SC, for the Director of Public Prosecutions, indicated the argument would require…

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2021-05-21 · Ballinagh, Cavan

Kevin Lunney abduction trial to proceed at month end

Four men stand charged with the false imprisonment and assault of Quinn Industrial Holdings director Kevin Lunney at Ballinagh, County Cavan on 17 September 2019. The trial at the Special Criminal Court is now scheduled to commence on 31 May following repeated postponements since January. Luke O'Reilly, Darren Redmond, and Alan O'Brien are named…

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2021-02-24 · Ballinagh, Cavan

Covid sees Central Criminal Court trials adjourned for years

The Central Criminal Court and Special Criminal Court have adjourned multiple trials due to the pandemic backlog. Inita Romanovska, 34, of Ennis, Co Clare, is charged with the alleged attempted murder of a man she met on Tinder during an incident in Limerick in March 2020. Her trial, previously scheduled for 2021, was adjourned to March 6, 2023.…

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2021-01-27 · Ballinagh, Cavan

Covid halts non-jury Kevin Lunney trial again after 'meetings at higher level'

Four men are charged with the false imprisonment and assault of Kevin Lunney, a director of Quinn Industrial Holdings, at Drumbrade, Ballinagh, County Cavan on 17 September 2019. The trial at the non-jury Special Criminal Court has been further delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Mr Justice Tony Hunt indicated the 12-week trial would not…

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2021-01-05 · Ballinagh, Cavan

Kevin Lunney trial adjourned over Covid numbers

The trial of four men accused of abducting and assaulting Kevin Lunney, a Quinn Industrial Holdings executive, has been adjourned by the Special Criminal Court. Mr Justice Tony Hunt determined on Tuesday that proceeding with the trial as originally scheduled for January 11 would be "undesirable and imprudent" given escalating coronavirus case…

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2020-12-07 · Ballinagh, Cavan

Bid to halt Lunney trial fails

Four men accused of falsing imprisoning and assaulting Quinn Industrial Holdings director Kevin Lunney have had a pre-trial application to adjourn their case rejected at the Special Criminal Court. Mr Justice Tony Hunt dismissed all four grounds of the defence application on December 7th, clearing the way for the trial to commence on January 11th…

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2020-11-26 · Ballinagh, Cavan

Lunney accused complains DNA evidence was 'planted' on van that went on fire

Four men accused of falsely imprisoning and assaulting Quinn Industrial Holdings director Kevin Lunney appeared before the Special Criminal Court on 26 November to address an adjournment application. Luke O'Reilly, aged 66, from Mullahoran Lower, Kilcogy, County Cavan; Darren Redmond, aged 25, from East Wall, Dublin; Alan O'Brien, aged 39, also…

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2020-11-17 · Ballinagh, Cavan

Lunney trial should be halted due to Graham Dwyer mobile data case, defence say

The Special Criminal Court has adjourned the trial of Luke O'Reilly, Darren Redmond, Alan O'Brien, and a fourth unnamed defendant, who are charged with false imprisonment and assault causing serious harm to Kevin Lunney. Defence counsel Michael O'Higgins SC applied for the adjournment, arguing that the law regarding the retention and accessing of…

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2020-11-02 · Ballinagh, Cavan

Challenges by Kevin Lunney accused may delay trial

The Special Criminal Court has heard that the trial of four men accused of false imprisonment and assault causing serious harm to Quinn Industrial Holdings director Kevin Lunney may be delayed due to High Court challenges. The defendants, Luke O'Reilly, Darren Redmond, Alan O'Brien, and a fourth unnamed accused, were charged with abducting and…

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2020-09-07 · Dublin

Kevin Lunney accused challenges non-jury trial

A Dublin man charged in connection with an incident involving Quinn Industrial Holdings director Kevin Lunney has initiated High Court proceedings challenging the Director of Public Prosecutions' decision to try him before the Special Criminal Court without jury. Alan O'Brien, aged 39, stands accused alongside three others of falsely imprisoning…

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2020-07-29 · Ballinagh, Cavan

Kevin Lunney accused fails in bid to have charges dismissed

A man accused of falsely imprisoning and assaulting Quinn Industrial Holdings director Kevin Lunney has failed in his application to have the charges dismissed at the Special Criminal Court. Alan O'Brien, aged 39, from East Wall, Dublin, faced charges relating to an alleged incident at Ballinagh, County Cavan, on 17 September 2019. The…

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2020-07-06 · Ballinagh, Cavan

Kevin Lunney accused to bid to have charges dismissed

Alan O'Brien, aged 39, with an address at Shelmalier Road, East Wall, Dublin 3, appeared before the Special Criminal Court on July 6th, 2020 to seek dismissal of charges relating to the false imprisonment and assault of Kevin Lunney. Mr Lunney was allegedly abducted near his home in County Fermanagh on September 17th, 2019, and subjected to…

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2020-06-10 · Ballinagh, Cavan

Trial date set for Kevin Lunney accused

Four men faced the Special Criminal Court on charges of false imprisonment and assault causing serious harm to Kevin Lunney, a director of Quinn Industrial Holdings, at Drumbrade, Ballinagh, County Cavan on 17 September 2019. Luke O'Reilly, Darren Redmond, and Alan O'Brien were named in court, while a fourth defendant cannot be identified for…

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2020-04-27 · Ballinagh, Cavan

Bail bid by men accused of attack on Quinn director

Mr Justice Paul Burns is scheduled to deliver a decision tomorrow at 10:30 am on bail applications for Luke O'Reilly (66) and Darren Redmond (25), who are charged with false imprisonment and assault causing serious harm to Quinn Industrial Holdings Director Kevin Lunney. The alleged offences occurred on September 17, 2019, at Drumbrade,…

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2020-04-20 · Ballinagh, Cavan

Trial of Kevin Lunney accused could last for three months

Four men appeared before the Special Criminal Court charged with false imprisonment and assault causing serious harm to Kevin Lunney, a director of Quinn Industrial Holdings. Luke O'Reilly, aged 66, from Mullahoran Lower, Kilcogy, County Cavan, Darren Redmond, aged 25, from East Wall, Dublin, and Alan O'Brien, aged 39, also from East Wall, are…

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2020-03-30 · Ballinagh, Cavan

Four to appear before Special Criminal Court charged with attack on Quinn director

Four men are to appear before the Special Criminal Court on Friday following their committal for trial over allegations relating to the assault and false imprisonment of a Quinn Industrial Holdings director in September 2019. Luke O'Reilly, aged 66, from Mullahoran Lower, Kilcogy, County Cavan, Darren Redmond, aged 25, from East Wall, Dublin, and…

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