Case-subject index

Court reports mentioning Kevin Braney

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

2025-03-21

Privacy rights of 'New IRA' leader breached during surveillance, murder appeal told

Stage: Appeal

Finding: Found guilty

Outcome: Found guilty; Prior to that conviction, Braney was sentenced in 2018 to four years and six months after he was found guilty of IRA membership by the Special Criminal Court.

2025-03-20

'New IRA' leader should never have been convicted of dissident murder, lawyers argue

Stage: Appeal

Finding: Found guilty

Outcome: Found guilty; Prior to that conviction, Braney was sentenced in 2018 to four years and six months after he was found guilty of IRA membership by the Special Criminal Court.

2019-10-31

Non-jury court listens to secret fast-food recording

Stage: Sentence

Outcome: Kevin Braney (44), of Glenshane Crescent, Tallaght, Dublin 24 was sentenced to the mandatory term of life imprisonment after been found guilty by the Special Criminal Court of the "premeditated" murder of Mr Butterly.

2019-10-22

State's witness not prosecuted for alleged perjury over fears he wouldn't return to Ireland

Stage: Sentence

Finding: Found guilty

Outcome: Found guilty; Braney (44), of Glenshane Crescent, Tallaght, Dublin 24 was sentenced to the mandatory term of life imprisonment after he was found guilty by the Special Criminal Court of the "premeditated" murder of Mr Butterly.

2019-10-16

IRA accused seen meeting Butterly murderer, trial hears

Stage: Sentence

Outcome: Kevin Braney (44), of Glenshane Crescent, Tallaght, Dublin 24 was sentenced to the mandatory term of life imprisonment after been found guilty by the Special Criminal Court of the "premeditated" murder of Mr Butterly.

2019-02-08

New IRA leader jailed for life

Stage: Sentence

Plea: Not guilty

Finding: Found guilty

Outcome: Found guilty; In 2018, Braney was sentenced to four years and six months after he was found guilty of IRA membership by the Special Criminal Court. Mr Justice Coffey, presiding, sitting with Judge Martin Nolan and Judge James Faughnan, then sentenced Braney to the mandatory term of life imprisonment, backdated to when he first went into custody for this matter on September 14, 2017.

2019-02-04

Man guilty of murdering dissident republican

Stage: Sentence

Plea: Not guilty

Finding: Found guilty

Outcome: Found guilty; In 2018, Braney was sentenced to four years after he was found guilty of IRA membership by the Special Criminal Court.; The convicted man was remanded in custody until Friday, when he will be sentenced.

2018-12-13

Dissident murder accused acquitted on firearms charges

Stage: Trial

Plea: Not guilty

Outcome: Mr Braney was remanded in custody until January 18 when the case is listed for mention.

2018-12-12

Court refuses to exclude evidence of murder accused turned State's witness

Stage: Trial

Plea: Not guilty

2018-12-11

Former murder accused turned State's evidence a "parody" of a witness, defence say

Stage: Trial

Plea: Not guilty

2018-12-10

Murder trial judges refuse application to exclude phone evidence after "Dwyer" judgement

Stage: Trial

Plea: Not guilty

2018-11-28

"Dishonest" former murder accused-turned State's evidence denies online abuse of ex-girlfriend

Stage: Sentence

Plea: Not guilty

Outcome: On July 2 2014, Cullen was sentenced to seven years in prison, with three and a half years suspended, for possession of the firearm.

2018-11-27

Former accused turned State's witness describes role in shooting of dissident republican

Stage: Sentence

Plea: Not guilty

2018-07-24

Pair told man that "they were the IRA" and threatened to shoot him

Stage: Sentence

Finding: Found guilty

Outcome: Found guilty; Mr Justice Tony Hunt, presiding, sitting with Judge Gerard Griffin and Judge Flann Brennan, remanded both men in custody until July 31, when they will be sentenced.; remand

2018-05-30

Pair who threatened to shoot accident victim are found guilty of IRA membership

Stage: Sentence

Outcome: remand