National court archive · 2026-03-30
Extradited man charged with murder of Denis Donaldson
At a glance
- Crime
- murder
- People
- Antoin Duffy, Denis Donaldson, Liam McGinley, Patrick McGrath, Adrian Aherne
- Locations
- Braade, Kincasslagh, Co Donegal, Scotland, Casement Aerodrome, Baldonnell, Dublin, Cloghercor, Doochary, Glenties, Churchill, Donegal, Stormont
- Court
- Special Criminal Court
- Outcome
- He is charged with six offences
Summary
Antoin Duffy, who was extradited from Scotland, appeared before the Special Criminal Court charged with the murder of former Provisional IRA and Sinn Féin official Denis Donaldson. He also faces a separate attempted-murder charge involving Liam McGinley and four firearms-related charges. The three-judge, non-jury court ordered that all six charges be tried there after the Director of Public Prosecutions certified that the ordinary courts were not adequate.
Original reporting: courtsnewsireland.ie