Kevin Hannaway loses appeal over IRA interrogation offence

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Kevin Hannaway lost his Supreme Court appeal against conviction for assisting IRA interrogations, with the appeals dismissed on 4 May 2021. The interrogations took place at Riverwood Park, Castleknock, Dublin, on 7 and 8 August 2015.

He had been sentenced to three years and nine months for assisting the interviewing of people involved in IRA-organised criminal activities. The Supreme Court rejected arguments concerning surveillance evidence and the Criminal Justice Surveillance Act 2009.