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Attempted murder charges dropped as pair plead to lesser offences

Summary

Two men previously charged with the attempted murder of Anthony Dinnegan in Mullingar have pleaded guilty to lesser offences at the Central Criminal Court. Christopher Nevin (31) and Michael Nevin (40) appeared before Mr Justice David Keane regarding incidents on August 2, 2024, at Austin Friars Street. Michael Nevin entered a guilty plea to causing serious harm, while Christopher Nevin pleaded guilty to violent disorder. The Director of Public Prosecutions, Fiona Murphy SC, indicated that nolle prosequi could be entered for the original attempted murder charges. Defence counsel Dominic McGinn SC requested governor's, educational, and counsellor reports for Michael Nevin, while Christina Burke BL asked for a probation report for Christopher Nevin. The court directed the preparation of these reports and set a sentence hearing for October 13. Both men were remanded on continuing bail to that date.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Attempted murder charges dropped as pair plead to lesser offences. Charges or matters: the offence of violent disorder. Procedural stage: charge_or_pretrial

When:

• August 2, 2024 Incident
• October 28 Hearing Or Sentence
• October 13 Adjournment
• 2025-06-20 Publication

Case subjects

Places mentioned

Topics

Stage Charge Or Pretrial Violent Crime

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