James Flynn to face retrial for car theft conspiracy

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James Flynn will face retrial for conspiracy to steal the Volkswagen Passat at the Special Criminal Court; the Supreme Court ordered the retrial, reported on 16 October 2026. The car was taken from a property in Clogherhead, Co Louth, in January 2013 and was later used in the Lordship Credit Union robbery.

The Supreme Court said a retrial could proceed on the amended charge relating to the Passat, but not on the wider conspiracy. It ordered Flynn to be retried on the amended indictment for the conspiracy to burgle on 22 and 23 January 2013.