2026-07-21
'No hand, act or part': Osgur Breatnach's wrongful conviction for Sallins train robbery declared a miscarriage of justice
Stage: Appeal
Finding: Found guilty
Outcome: Found guilty; He was also a victim of the Miscarriage of Justice caused by the scandal of the Sallins Mail Train Robbery case," said Mr Breatnach. "He did not live long enough to witness the measure of vindication I received today. "We are not just innocent men, we are victims of serious crimes against us," he said. "As a result of deliberate..actions by the State, bringing about systemic injustice, resulting in prolonged unjust imprisonment, damage to our health, as well as destroying our reputation and permanently affecting our lives, we are still calling for an independent public inquiry," he said. Mr Breatnach was sentenced to 12 years in prison, but his conviction was quashed in May 1980, after the Court of Criminal Appeal ruled that his confession had been obtained under oppression.