Edward McGrath and Sharif Kelly convicted of murder

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Edward McGrath and Sharif Kelly were convicted of murdering Peter Butterly at the Special Criminal Court. McGrath was also convicted of firearms offences.

Both men had denied the murder. The proceedings were reported on 9 March 2017.

Butterly was shot dead outside the Huntsman Inn in Gormanston, County Meath, on 6 March 2013.

Justice Tony Hunt, presiding, remanded both men in custody until April, when they were due to be sentenced.

This was their second trial. The first collapsed in January 2015 after 55 days.

David Cullen, who was originally charged with the murder, subsequently became a State witness and his murder charge was dropped.