Martin Murray’s appeal against cannabis importation conviction dismissed

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Martin Murray was convicted in Tullamore Circuit Court on 4 May 2023 of importing a controlled drug, two counts of possessing a controlled drug for sale or supply, and possessing a controlled drug. His defence centred on a lack of knowledge of drugs in his load. The Court of Appeal, comprising McCarthy J, Burns J and O'Moore J, dismissed his appeal on 26 January 2026 after refusing to add a proposed ground concerning evidence about Garda surveillance.