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Defence seek detailed disclosure in case of law professor charged with murder

Date
2023-04-21

Stage
Charge Or Pretrial

Primary locality
Tallaght

County
Dublin

Summary

Diarmuid Phelan, a 53-year-old senior barrister and law professor from Kiltalown Lane, Tallaght, County Dublin, is charged with the alleged murder of Keith Conlon at Hazelgrove Farm, Kiltalown Lane, Tallaght, on February 22, 2022. The matter was adjourned at the Central Criminal Court to allow the Director of Public Prosecution time to respond to detailed disclosure requests from the defence. Defence counsel Karl Monahan BL applied for Arthur McClean Solicitors to come on record, noting substantial prior correspondence regarding disclosure. He stated that the accused's previous solicitors had sought detailed records on March 21, while new solicitors recently requested "further and better" disclosure. Prosecution lawyers indicated they required considerable time to respond to these requests and asked for the matter to be put back for six weeks. Mr Justice Paul McDermott acknowledged that the defence letter set out significant detail regarding the information sought, noting that providing a comprehensive reply would require time. He suggested that readily available materials could potentially be addressed within four weeks. The judge adjourned the case to May 25 to review the matter again. Phelan is due to go on trial at the Central Criminal Court on May 29, 2024. Keith Conlon, a father-of-four from Kiltalown Park, was seriously injured in a shooting incident and died at Tallaght University Hospital two days later.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Defence seek detailed disclosure in case of law professor charged with murder. Charges or matters: the murder of Keith Conlon at Hazelgrove Farm, Kiltalown Lane, Tallaght, on February 22, 2022. Procedural stage: charge_or_pretrial

When:

February 22, 2022 Hearing Or Sentence
March 21st Other
May 25 Hearing Or Sentence
May 29, 2024 Incident
2023-04-21 Publication

Case subjects

County Dublin

Accused

Charges: the murder of Keith Conlon at Hazelgrove Farm, Kiltalown Lane, Tallaght, on February 22, 2022 (Alleged Or Contested)

Outcome: Lawyers for the prosecution said they would need considerable time to respond to those requests and asked for the matter to be put back for six weeks.

Diarmuid Phelan

Accused

Charges: the murder of Keith Conlon at Hazelgrove Farm, Kiltalown Lane, Tallaght, on February 22, 2022 (Alleged Or Contested)

Outcome: Lawyers for the prosecution said they would need considerable time to respond to those requests and asked for the matter to be put back for six weeks.