Court of Appeal upholds convictions in Kevin Lunney attack

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The Court of Appeal has rejected appeals by three men convicted over the kidnapping and torture of Quinn Industrial Holdings director Kevin Lunney, leaving their convictions in place.

At the appeal hearing, the men argued that DNA evidence from a van destroyed by fire in Garda custody should not have been admitted. They also challenged the refusal to adjourn their trial while the law on phone records was clarified. The State urged the court to uphold the convictions, arguing the evidence should be considered as a whole.