Alan Vial and Nikita Burns, who were convicted in March 2025 of murdering Robert Robin Wilkin at Sliabh Liag in County Donegal, have been granted a hearing date for their conviction appeals. Vial, aged 39, of Drumanoo Head, Killybegs, and B
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A man convicted of subjecting his partner to a sustained campaign of violence, rape and psychological control in Killybegs, County Donegal, will remain in prison after the Court of Appeal rejected his appeal against conviction in December 2
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Alan Vial and Nikita Burns, convicted of murdering Robert Wilkin near Sliabh Liag in County Donegal, have been denied legal aid for a third senior barrister to represent them in their Court of Appeal bid to overturn their convictions. Mr Ju
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Dean Ward, aged 38, formerly of County Wexford, has brought an appeal against his conviction at the Court of Appeal, arguing procedural unfairness undermined his trial. Ward was convicted in June 2022 of twelve offences committed over a six
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Alan Vial and Nikita Burns were convicted of murdering Robin Wilkin, a 66-year-old man, following a two-month trial at the Central Criminal Court that concluded on Thursday. Mr Justice Paul McDermott imposed mandatory life sentences on both
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