Alan O’Brien and three men deny Kevin Lunney abduction

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Alan O’Brien and three co-accused have pleaded not guilty to falsely imprisoning and intentionally causing serious harm to Kevin Lunney at the Special Criminal Court; the report was published on 2 July 2021.

At a hearing reported on 2 July 2021, counsel for O’Brien argued that Gardaí had accessed CCTV footage without procedures to safeguard privacy rights. The defence disputed the prosecution’s account of its argument for excluding the footage and said it was seeking proof that the evidence had been lawfully obtained.

The three-judge court adjourned the trial until the following Thursday, when it was due to rule on the admissibility of mobile phone and CCTV evidence.