Case-subject index

Court reports mentioning Philip McKevitt

This page indexes source-named court-report mentions. Legal stage and outcome are shown separately for each report.

2018-06-25

Criminals withdraw appeals after being reminded of court's "full powers"

Stage: Appeal

Plea: Guilty

Finding: Convicted

Outcome: Convicted; McKevitt was found guilty at the non-jury Special Criminal Court, having denied the charge, and was jailed for eight-and-a-half years in 2017. McKevitt was due to appeal against the severity of his prison sentence today.

2018-06-20

Bomb-maker caught with 500lb explosive loses appeal

Stage: Appeal

Plea: Guilty

Finding: Convicted

Outcome: Convicted; Conan Murphy (32), son of a man found civilly liable for the Omagh bombing in 1998, was jailed for six years while McKevitt was jailed for eight-and-a-half.

2017-02-13

Louth man caught making 500lb bomb in his shed is jailed for 8.5 years

Stage: Sentence

Plea: Guilty

Finding: Convicted

Outcome: Convicted

2017-01-23

Louth man to be sentenced for bomb possession

Stage: Sentence

Plea: Guilty

Finding: Convicted

Outcome: Convicted; Ms Justice Isobel Kennedy, presiding, with Judge Sinead Ni Chulachain and Judge James Faughnan, remanded McKevitt in custody until February 13th, when he will be sentenced.; Ms Justice Isobel Kennedy, presiding, with Judge Sinead Ni Chulachain and Judge James Faughnan, remanded McKevitt in custody until February 13th, when he will be sentenced.

2016-12-21

Louth man found guilty of making bomb in his shed

Stage: Sentence

Outcome: McKevitt was remanded on continuing bail until January 23rd, when he will be sentenced; McKevitt was remanded on continuing bail until January 23rd, when he will be sentenced

2016-12-15

Bomb accused's answers "an incredible series of denials", prosecution tells trial

Stage: Trial

Plea: Not guilty

2016-12-14

Bomb accused's DNA found on gas cylinder, court hears

Stage: Trial

Plea: Not guilty

2016-12-13

Bomb accused told gardai he didn't know anything about cylinders and trailer

Stage: Trial

Plea: Not guilty

2016-12-12

Legal argument in explosives trial

Stage: Charge Or Pretrial

Plea: Not guilty

2016-12-09

Trailer and gas cylinders being adapted for bomb, trial hears

Stage: Charge Or Pretrial

Plea: Not guilty

2016-12-08

Court rejects allegation that garda assaulted accused with butt of his gun

Stage: Trial

Plea: Not guilty