Eddie Cummins’ children lose High Court compensation challenge

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The High Court dismissed Eddie Cunningham Cummins and Erica Cunningham Cummins’ challenge to the refusal of compensation after their father’s 2005 shooting, in a ruling reported on 14 March 2024.

Eddie Cummins Snr was shot dead outside his home in Ballincollig, Co Cork, on 13 August 2005.

The Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal had refused their applications, citing his convictions and conduct; the judge held it was correct to refuse compensation.