Alan Harte loses bid to quash conviction and sentence for role in Kevin Lunney attack – The Irish Times todayheadline.co - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from todayheadline.co Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The Special Criminal Court heard yesterday that one of the men accused of a vicious assault on Quinn International Holdings (QIH) director Kevin Lunney claims that DNA evidence was planted on a van that subsequently was destroyed by fire.Luke O'Reilly (66) of Mullahoran Lower, Kilcogy, Co Cavan; Alan O'Brien (39) of Shelmalier Road, East Wall, Dublin 3; Darren Redmond (25) from Caledon Road, East Wall, Dublin 3 and a fourth man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, all stand accused of false imprisonment and assault causing serious harm to Kevin Lunney in Ballinagh, Co Cavan on September 17th, 2019.