Dublin tiger kidnapping gang’s convictions upheld

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The gang’s convictions for false imprisonment and robbing €2.08m were upheld by the Court of Appeal, reported on 20 April 2020. The offences arose from the kidnapping of a Dublin family and a cash-in-transit robbery.

The appellate court dismissed appeals by Mark Farrelly, David Byrne and Niall Byrne, rejecting arguments that evidence gathered by gardaí made their convictions unsafe. The court said it was satisfied that the convictions were safe and found no merit in the grounds advanced.