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Court reports mentioning the name Barry Doyle

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2024-12-05 · Limerick

Notorious gangster Dundon fails in bid to overturn conviction 16 years after Shane Geoghegan murder

The Court of Appeal has dismissed John Dundon's bid to overturn his 2013 conviction for the murder of Shane Geoghegan. Dundon, who is serving a life sentence, argued that a recorded phone conversation between witnesses Lisa Collins and Christopher McCarthy, which allegedly suggested a motive to secure a conviction for an offence carrying a…

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2024-04-22 · Limerick

Evidence that 'fell between cracks' could call Dundon murder trial witness into question, appeal told

The Court of Appeal has reserved judgment on an application by John Dundon to adduce fresh evidence in his appeal against his conviction for the murder of Shane Geoghegan. Dundon, 41, formerly of Hyde Road in Limerick, was convicted at the Special Criminal Court in 2013 of ordering the hit that resulted in Geoghegan's death in 2008. He is serving…

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2024-03-21 · Limerick

Jailed Limerick gangster John Dundon accused of 'cynical ploy' after sacking lawyers ahead of appeal

John Dundon, convicted in 2013 of ordering the murder of Shane Geoghegan, is currently appealing his conviction. The Court of Appeal granted an application for Dundon's lawyers to withdraw from the case. Dundon told the court he discharged his legal team after claiming they failed to properly advance a new ground of appeal regarding undisclosed…

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2022-02-02 · Dublin

'Excessive self-defence' case sees man avoid jail for bar assault

Barry Doyle, 40, was sentenced by Judge Karen O'Connor to a fully suspended 12‑month imprisonment for assault causing harm after he threw Stephen Bradley to the ground and kicked him in the Beacon Hotel bar, Sandyford, on 17 December 2018. Doyle repeatedly offered Bradley a drink, which Bradley declined, and when Bradley tried to stop the offers…

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2015-06-08 · Limerick

Court of Appeal upholds Barry Doyle's conviction for murdering innocent rugby player Shane Geoghegan

Barry Doyle, aged 29, was convicted of murdering rugby player Shane Geoghegan in Limerick on 9 November 2008 and sentenced to mandatory life imprisonment by Mr Justice Garrett Sheehan on 16 February 2012. Doyle pleaded not guilty and claimed that Gardaí had induced him to admit the murder during interviews. The Court of Appeal, led by Mr Justice…

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2015-02-18 · Limerick

Man who shot innocent rugby player Shane Geoghegan must await conviction appeal fate

Barry Doyle, 29, pleaded not guilty to the murder of rugby player Shane Geoghegan, who was shot in a case of mistaken identity on 9 November 2008. A jury at the Central Criminal Court found Doyle guilty and imposed a mandatory life sentence on 16 February 2012. Doyle's appeal to the Court of Appeal centres on the claim that Gardaí induced his…

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2015-02-04 · Limerick

Man jailed for murder of Shane Geoghegan claims gardaí induced him into making admissions

Barry Doyle, aged 29, was convicted of murdering rugby player Shane Geoghegan in 2008 and received a mandatory life sentence in 2012. Doyle now appeals his conviction to the Court of Appeal, arguing that Gardaí induced him to admit guilt during interviews. His counsel, Martin O'Rourke SC, contends that Doyle's admissions were obtained through…

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