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Extradited man charged with murder of Denis Donaldson

Summary

Antoin Duffy, who was extradited from Scotland, appeared before the Special Criminal Court charged with the murder of former Provisional IRA and Sinn Féin official Denis Donaldson. He also faces a separate attempted-murder charge involving Liam McGinley and four firearms-related charges. The three-judge, non-jury court ordered that all six charges be tried there after the Director of Public Prosecutions certified that the ordinary courts were not adequate.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Extradited man charged with murder of Denis Donaldson. Charges or matters: six offences, including Mr Donaldson's murder and a separate attempted murder of a man named Liam McGinley on November 19, 2007 at Meenaboll, Churchill in Donegal; possession of a shotgun and ammunition with intent to endanger life between April 3 and April 4, 2006 at Cloghercor, Doochary, near the Glenties in Donegal; Mr Donaldson's murder; the attempted murder of Liam McGinley. Procedural stage: trial

When:

• November 19, 2007 Incident
• April 3 Incident
• April 4, 2006 Incident
• December 16, 2005 Other
• 2026-03-30 Publication

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Stage Trial Violent Crime

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