2020-02-21
Christy Burke's grandson drops appeal against explosives sentence
Stage: Appeal
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Manning, who is the grandson of former Lord Mayor of Dublin Christy Burke, was sentenced to seven years imprisonment by the three-judge, non-jury court on May 27, 2017. Manning's co-accused, Declan McDermott (31), whose address was also not before the court, was jailed for seven years after pleading guilty to the same offence.