Anthony Walsh’s murder conviction upheld on appeal

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Anthony Walsh’s murder conviction was upheld by the Court of Appeal on 26 November 2019. He had admitted killing Dermot Byrne in Swords, County Dublin, but denied murder. Walsh argued that messages sent to friends should not have been admitted as evidence. The court rejected that challenge and also dismissed an appeal concerning provocation. It found his reference to going to jail was an admission and that his messages formed a developing account of the killing. Walsh had previously received the mandatory life sentence after a jury found him guilty.