Oliver Kierans, aged 60, of Drumbannon, Bailieborough in Cavan, has lodged an appeal against his conviction and sentence at the Court of Appeal. Kierans was found guilty of manslaughter by gross negligence following the death of his wife, Patricia Kierans, at their home on 5 September 2013. He was also convicted of possessing a sawn-off shotgun and of pointing the weapon at a member of An Garda Síochána in a public house in Bailieborough. He had pleaded not guilty to murder. Justice Aileen Donnelly sentenced him to nine years imprisonment for manslaughter, with additional concurrent sentences imposed for the firearms offences in April 2015. During proceedings at the Court of Appeal, counsel for the Director of Public Prosecutions submitted that Kierans's moral culpability was significant, particularly regarding the incident involving the garda. The court, presided over by President Mr Justice George Birmingham, reserved judgement.
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- Cavan man who shot wife dead in act of gross negligence loses appeal - Irish Examiner Irish Examiner · Fri, 12 Apr 2019 07:00:00 GMT
- Cavan man who killed wife with shotgun blast must wait to hear outcome of appeal - Irish Examiner Irish Examiner · Thu, 04 Apr 2019 07:00:00 GMT
- Cavan man found guilty of wife's manslaughter - RTE.ie RTE.ie · Fri, 27 Feb 2015 08:00:00 GMT
- 'It is a tragedy for two families': Cavan man jailed for 12 years for killing his wife - The Journal The Journal · Mon, 20 Apr 2015 07:00:00 GMT
- Oliver Kierans jailed for 12 years over manslaughter of wife - The Irish Times The Irish Times · Mon, 20 Apr 2015 07:00:00 GMT
- Garda who talked to armed man for seven hours gets €25k - RTE.ie RTE.ie · Mon, 14 Jan 2019 08:00:00 GMT
- Oliver Kierans (57) absent from court because he is 'unwell', court hears - Irish Independent Irish Independent · Tue, 24 Feb 2015 08:00:00 GMT
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