Acquitted IRA prisoner suffered 'classic case of miscarriage of justice', lawyers say

A man acquitted of IRA membership in the Special Criminal Court has had his case examined for miscarriage of justice findings. Michael Connolly, aged 47 from County Louth, was convicted in 2017 of membership of an unlawful organisation following his arrest in Convoy, Donegal. He spent over fourteen months in custody before the Court of Appeal quashed his conviction in 2018, citing the trial court's refusal to…