Ciaran Moran pleads not guilty to Phoenix Park murder

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Ciaran Moran pleaded not guilty to murder at the Central Criminal Court, reported on 7 May 2015. Gerard Donnelly’s body was found on fire in Dublin’s Phoenix Park.

Eamon Flynn told the trial that Moran had spoken about battering and torturing Donnelly, and had bought a fold-up shovel and orange jumpsuit around October 2013. The court also heard evidence about tools allegedly linked to the killing and Donnelly’s financial circumstances.