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Bid to return IRA killer Duffy to North awaits update from sentence review commissioners
Summary
Robert Duffy, a 50‑year‑old former IRA member, was jailed for life in Northern Ireland for the 1993 murder of John Gibson, a building contractor director. He was released on licence under the Good Friday Agreement in July 2000, but in 2008 he was convicted in the Republic of Ireland for attempting to murder Colin O'Neill at the Emerald Bar in Dundalk. Duffy pleaded guilty and was sentenced to life imprisonment after firing a shotgun at O'Neill, who survived but was injured. Following his conviction, his release licence was suspended by the Northern Ireland Secretary of State and a warrant was issued under the EU‑UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement to return him to Northern Ireland to serve the remainder of his sentence for Gibson's murder.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Bid to return IRA killer Duffy to North awaits update from sentence review commissioners. Procedural stage: sentence
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- October 1993 Other
- July 2000 Other
- March 10, 2007 Incident
- October 10 Adjournment
- April 20 Adjournment
- 2022-07-14 Publication
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Outcome: Photo: Collins) An application to extradite IRA killer Robert Duffy, who was jailed for life here for attempted murder eight years after he was released under the Good Friday Agreement, cannot proceed until the High Court receives an update from the Sentence Review Commissioners (SRC) in Belfast, a senior judge said today. Duffy was jailed for life in Northern Ireland for the murder of a director of a building contractor whose firm carried out work for the security forces.; Adjourning the case until October 10, Ms Justice Biggs said the hearing could be adjourned to a further date if an update from the SRC in relation to the case had been not received by then.
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