Kevin Lunney false imprisonment trial delayed again

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The trial of four men charged with falsely imprisoning Kevin Lunney was adjourned at the Special Criminal Court, reported on 31 May 2021. The charges relate to alleged false imprisonment and causing serious harm at Drumbrade, Ballinagh, County Cavan, on 17 September 2019.

The court was told that a legal issue had to be addressed before the trial could begin. An application concerning jurisdictional matters was due to be brought, while the men had not yet been arraigned.

The court had previously rejected applications seeking to postpone the trial. It also found no sufficient basis for delaying proceedings over mobile-phone data, High Court jurisdiction challenges or evidence from a burned-out van.