Gerard McKenna trial set for impeding prosecution charge

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Gerard McKenna’s trial for impeding another person’s apprehension or prosecution was set at the Central Criminal Court in Dublin on 22 October 2020, for 17 January 2022. The charge relates to the investigation into the murder of 17-year-old Keane Mulready Woods, who was last seen in Drogheda before remains were found in Dublin. The trial was expected to last three weeks, amid delays affecting Central Criminal Court cases during the Covid-19 outbreak.