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Trial hears secret murder plot conversations

Summary

In the Special Criminal Court, the prosecution presented an audio clip from a listening device secretly placed in a Nissan Primastar van, showing Joseph Kelly and Alan Wilson discussing a planned murder of Gary Hanley. The men talked about routes to Fairview, traffic, and how to approach Hanley, who walks to the gym at 5 pm. They also considered how to escape the area and how to handle the van after the act. Liam Brannigan, 37, is charged with conspiring to murder Hanley and has pleaded not guilty. Three other men—Luke Wilson, Joseph Kelly and Alan Wilson—have already pleaded guilty to the conspiracy and have been jailed. The trial continues with the court hearing further evidence from surveillance officers who observed Brannigan driving the van in various locations in September and October 2017. The case remains an ongoing criminal proceeding.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Trial hears secret murder plot conversations. Charges or matters: conspiring to murder Gary Hanley at a location within the State between September 15th and November 6th, 2017; the plot to kill Mr Hanley and been jailed – Luke Wilson, Joseph Kelly and Alan Wilson; conspiring to murder Mr Hanley and been jailed. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

• September 15th Hearing Or Sentence
• November 6th, 2017 Incident
• Friday, September 29th, 2017 Hearing Or Sentence
• October 2017 Hearing Or Sentence
• September 8th, 2017 Hearing Or Sentence
• October 26th, 2017 Other
• October 27th, 2017 Other
• October 27, 2017 Incident
• 2019-11-13 Publication

Why: " Mr Ó Lideadha put it to Garda W that because they didn't take any notes of their observation and because their statement doesn't make it clear that their observation was based on themselves or someone else, that it was difficult to test their identification evidence. CNI source report

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Read the original CNI report