Zachary Coughlan Ryan faces third trial over alleged kidnapping

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Zachary Coughlan Ryan faces a third trial over alleged kidnapping at Limerick Circuit Court, reported on 24 October 2017. The State alleges he was involved in the 2012 abduction of Stephen Cusack and Niall Reddan, who were gagged, bound and taken to a derelict house. A previous conviction was quashed, and a jury in the retrial could not agree a verdict after three weeks of evidence and legal argument.

The Director of Public Prosecutions has instructed that the matter return for a third trial. A bail application was due to be made, with the State expected to object.