Court archive
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2023-07-28 · Tallaght, Dublin
In a 2023 Supreme Court decision, a Dublin man, Keith Connorton, 44, had his appeal against a murder conviction dismissed. Connorton had been found guilty in 2019 of killing 32‑year‑old Graham McKeever on 18 February 2017 after an argument with his partner Claire McGrath. The jury, in a 10‑to‑two verdict, sentenced him to life imprisonment.…
2021-10-21 · Tallaght, Dublin
Keith Connorton, in his 40s, was convicted of murdering Graham McKeever, 32, on 18 February 2017 after finding McKeever sleeping with his partner, Claire McGrath, in their Tallaght flat. Connorton stabbed McKeever four times, the fatal blow penetrating the heart. He pleaded not guilty, claiming self‑defence, and later appealed, arguing that the…
2021-04-30 · Dublin
A Dublin man, Keith Connorton, aged 42, appealed his murder conviction for stabbing Graham McKeever, 32, to death at his home on 18 February 2017. Connorton claimed self‑defence after McKeever allegedly punched him and attacked with a knife. The trial hinged on conflicting statements from Connorton's partner, Clare McGrath, who first blamed…
2018-12-21 · Tallaght, Dublin
A Dublin man, Keith Connorton, aged 40, was found guilty of murder after stabbing his love rival, Graham McKeever, 32, to death. The incident occurred on 18 February 2017 at Connorton's home on Deerpark Avenue, Tallaght. Connorton lived with his long‑term partner, Claire McGrath, who had invited McKeever to stay the night. When Connorton returned…
2018-12-21 · Tallaght, Dublin
During the trial of 40‑year‑old Keith Connorton for the murder of Graham McKeever, a jury asked Judge Tony Hunt to re‑read the evidence of Deputy State Pathologist Dr Linda Mulligan and the original Garda statements of key witness Claire McGrath. The case involved a love triangle in which Connorton, who had lived with McGrath for about three…
2018-12-20 · Tallaght, Dublin
In the Central Criminal Court, Michael O'Higgins SC defended Keith Connorton, 40, who pleaded not guilty to the murder of 32‑year‑old Graham McKeever on 18 February 2017. O'Higgins argued that Connorton was attacked by McKeever's partner, Claire McGrath, who had entered the home at 4 a.m. and threatened him with a knife. He claimed Connorton was…
2018-12-19 · Dublin
In the Central Criminal Court, Brendan Grehan SC argued that Keith Connorton's claim of a self‑defence struggle was false. Connorton, 40, pleaded not guilty to the murder of 32‑year‑old Graham McKeever on 18 February 2017 at Connorton's Tallaght home. Grehan said McKeever was a guest, not an intruder, and that Connorton's account of a…
2018-12-19 · Tallaght, Dublin
In a Central Criminal Court trial, 40‑year‑old Keith Connorton pleaded not guilty to the murder of 32‑year‑old Graham McKeever, who was stabbed to death at Connorton's home on 18 February 2017. Connorton told Gardaí that his dream of a happy family with his son and his partner had been ruined. He claimed he had met his partner, Claire McGrath, at…
2018-12-18 · Tallaght, Dublin
During a murder trial at the Central Criminal Court, Keith Connorton (40) pleaded not guilty to the February 18, 2017 stabbing death of 32‑year‑old Graham McKeever. Connorton told gardai that he had returned home, argued with his partner Claire McGrath, and that McKeever had come into the house with a knife. He claimed he grabbed the knife, cut…
2018-12-17 · Tallaght, Dublin
Claire McGrath, aged 30, gave evidence in the Central Criminal Court trial of Keith Connorton, who is charged with the murder of Graham McKeever, 32, on 18 February 2017. McGrath said she had been in a relationship with Connorton for three years and that she had invited McKeever to stay at their home that night. She told the court that she had…
2018-12-14 · Tallaght, Dublin
Claire McGrath, 30, gave evidence in the murder trial of Keith Connorton, 40, at the Central Criminal Court. She admitted that parts of her original statements to the Gardaí after the February 18, 2017 stabbing of Graham McKeever, 32, were not true. McGrath said she had not remembered giving a second statement that the Gardaí recorded as taken…
2018-12-11 · Tallaght, Dublin
During a murder trial, Claire McGrath admitted that her presence at the accused's home contributed to the death of Graham McKeever. She said she had invited McKeever to stay overnight and that McKeever had entered the kitchen where McGrath was arguing with Keith Connorton, who was intoxicated and holding a kitchen knife. McKeever allegedly…
2018-12-10 · Tallaght, Dublin
A 40‑year‑old man, Keith Connorton, is on trial in the Central Criminal Court for the murder of Graham McKeever, a 29‑year‑old man, in a Dublin love triangle. Connorton was arraigned on 10 December 2018 and pleaded not guilty. The case, presented by Brendan Grehan SC, alleges that Connorton stabbed McKeever to death on 18 February 2017 at an…
2017-12-18 · Tallaght, Dublin
A trial has been scheduled for Keith Connorton, 39, of Deerpark Avenue, Tallaght, who is charged with the murder of 32‑year‑old Graham McKeever on 18 February. Mr Justice Patrick McCarthy set the trial date for 10 December 2018 before a jury at the Central Criminal Court.