Simon McGinley’s murder conviction challenge refused

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Simon McGinley’s application to quash his murder conviction was refused by the Court of Appeal on 14 October 2022.

The convictions arose from the murder, burglary and false imprisonment of Eugene Gillespie at his home in Old Market Street, Sligo, in September 2012. The court found the psychiatric evidence did not meet the legal threshold required to show a miscarriage of justice.