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'No one will take me on': Irene White murderer says he can't get lawyer to advance appeal
Summary
A man serving a life sentence for his role in the murder of Irene White in 2005 appeared before the Court of Appeal to report difficulties in advancing his appeal. Niall Power, aged 51, from Riverstown, County Louth, pleaded guilty to murder and was sentenced in 2019. He was described as "the middle man" in arranging the killing of the 43-year-old woman at her home in Dundalk on 6 April 2005. Power told the court he has been unable to secure legal representation despite approaching approximately twenty or thirty solicitors. Court president Mr Justice George Birmingham noted that many solicitors on the legal aid panel actively seek work and adjourned proceedings to 6 December. Power indicated he had already experienced a two-and-a-half year period without representation. Anthony Lambe, who carried out the fatal stabbing, received a life sentence in 2018 after pleading guilty to the same offence.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: 'No one will take me on': Irene White murderer says he can't get lawyer to advance appeal. Charges or matters: the murder of the 43-year-old at her home at Ice House, Demesne Road, Dundalk, Co Louth on April 6, 2005; murder. Procedural stage: appeal
When:
- April 6, 2005 Other
- July 2019 Other
- January 2018 Other
- December 6 Other
- 2024-06-10 Publication
Why: A killer described as "the middle man" in the murder of Dundalk woman Irene White almost 20 years ago has told a court he has been unable to advance an appeal against his conviction because he cannot find a solicitor willing to represent him. CNI source report
Case subjects
Appellant
Charges: murder (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Anthony Lambe (41), of Annadrumman, Castleblayney, Co Monaghan, was jailed for life in January 2018 after he pleaded guilty to murder. Power handed himself into gardai the day after the knife attacker had been sentenced to life for the same crime.
Background Person
Charges: the murder of the 43-year-old at her home at Ice House, Demesne Road, Dundalk, Co Louth on April 6, 2005; murder (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Power – who described himself to gardaí as "the middle man" in arranging the murder of Ms White – was the second man to be given a life sentence for murdering the mother of three 19 years ago. The man who actually stabbed Ms White to death, Anthony Lambe (41), of Annadrumman, Castleblayney, Co Monaghan, was jailed for life in January 2018 after he pleaded guilty to murder.
Convicted Person
Charges: the murder of the 43-year-old at her home at Ice House, Demesne Road, Dundalk, Co Louth on April 6, 2005; murder (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: He was sentenced to life in prison in July 2019. Power handed himself into gardai the day after the knife attacker had been sentenced to life for the same crime.
Places mentioned
- Ice House
- Demesne Road
- Court of Appeal
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