Diarmuid Rossa Phelan acquitted of murder

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Diarmuid Rossa Phelan was found not guilty of murder at the Central Criminal Court, reported on 6 January 2025.

The jury unanimously found that he acted in self-defence after the men advanced towards him following his shooting of a dog on his land.