Jason O’Driscoll’s murder appeal dismissed by Court of Appeal

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Jason O’Driscoll’s appeal against his murder convictions was dismissed by the Court of Appeal on 15 May 2026. He had been found guilty by majority verdict of murdering Anthony Burnett and Joseph Redmond in Louth.

The court rejected his challenge to expert evidence identifying vehicles in CCTV footage, finding that the evidence was admissible. It also refused permission to add a ground concerning an expert witness’s independence and concluded that the trial judge had not erred.