Michael Murray’s threats trial adjourned after new legal team engaged

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Michael Murray’s trial was adjourned at the Circuit Criminal Court in Dublin on 21 June 2021 after he engaged a new legal team. The proceedings were reported on 21 June 2021.

Murray (50) is charged with making threats to kill senior counsel Dominic McGinn and fellow barrister Tony McGillicuddy. It is further alleged that he created online advertisements presenting Mr McGinn, the woman he was convicted of raping and his own former solicitor as prostitutes in late 2014 and early 2015. Murray denies these charges.

Murray had already pleaded guilty to possessing a Samsung phone. The phone was seized from him at the Midlands Prison in Portlaoise on 11 May 2015. He accepts that another former solicitor gave it to him during a hospital visit in October 2014.

He had represented himself the previous week. Judge Karen O’Connor told the jury that he had engaged a new legal team and introduced Barry White SC, Niall Storan BL and Karl Moran BL.

The jury was brought out for just a few minutes before the adjournment. The report said the trial was due to resume on Wednesday morning.

This report covers an earlier stage of the case. Later developments are not reported here.