Patrick Dowdall News Today

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Mr Justice George Birmingham, with Ms Justice Una Ní Raifeartaigh and Mr Justice Patrick McCarthy, dismissed the former Sinn Féin councillor’s bid to have his four-year term reduced

The court dismissed the former Sinn Féin councillor’s bid to have his jail time reduced.

Dismissing the appeal, Mr Justice Birmingham said the court was in no doubt that the sentence imposed by the Special Criminal Court was one that fell within the available range

Dismissing the appeal, Mr Justice Birmingham said the court was in no doubt that the sentence imposed by the Special Criminal Court was one that fell within the…

Dismissing the appeal, Mr Justice Birmingham said the court was in no doubt that the sentence imposed by the Special Criminal Court was one that fell within the…

Dismissing the appeal, Mr Justice Birmingham said the court was in no doubt that the sentence imposed by the Special Criminal Court was one that fell within the…

Dismissing the appeal, Mr Justice Birmingham said the court was in no doubt that the sentence imposed by the Special Criminal Court was one that fell within the…

The former Sinn Féin councillor had been jailed for four years for facilitating the murder of Kinahan cartel member David Byrne in 2016 and the Court of Appeal ruled that this was very lenient

Jonathan Dowdall is appealing his four-year sentence for facilitating the murder of David Byrne.