Hearing fixed over alleged breaches of Kieran Lynch's suspended sentence

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The Central Criminal Court fixed a hearing over alleged breaches of Kieran Lynch's suspended sentence. The proceedings were reported on 31 July 2017.

The court heard that Lynch had allegedly missed four probation appointments and was not residing at the appropriate address. On the prosecution's application, Mr Justice Patrick McCarthy fixed a hearing for 9 October and directed that Lynch be served with notice.

Lynch had been found guilty of murdering his partner, Catherine McEnery, at their home in Craughwell, Co Galway, on 17 July 2005. He had pleaded not guilty to murder. He was sentenced to life imprisonment in March 2007.

Lynch appealed against the conviction in December 2013. The Court of Criminal Appeal quashed it in 2016 and a new trial was ordered. He was arraigned before the Central Criminal Court in May 2016. He pleaded not guilty to murder and guilty to manslaughter; the State accepted his plea.

In July 2016, Mr Justice McCarthy imposed a 12-year prison sentence, suspending the final four years for two years after Lynch's release. Lynch entered a bond to be of good behaviour for two years and abide by probation service directions. He was released shortly afterwards, having already served his time.

This case may have concluded differently. The outcome has not yet been confirmed by a public source we could find.