Men wanted for attempted murder of PSNI officer fail in latest appeal

Two Dublin men wanted in Northern Ireland for the alleged attempted murder of a Police Service of Northern Ireland officer have failed in their latest legal challenge. Ciaran Maguire, aged 29, and Sean Paul Farrell, aged 32, face charges of attempted murder and possession of explosive substances with intent to endanger life, offences that carry potential life sentences if proven. The Court of Appeal dismissed their judicial review application on Friday. The men were arrested in County Donegal in June 2015 following the discovery of an improvised explosive device beneath a PSNI officer's vehicle in County Derry. They sought disclosure of custody records and samples taken during their detention at Letterkenny Garda Station. Ms Justice Isobel Kennedy ruled their arguments speculative and found no explicit obligation on gardaí to provide the material before extradition proceedings. The Minister for Justice indicated an application would be made for an extradition hearing date in mid-November.