Lawyers for Catherine Nevin have won access to Garda files they claim discredit prosecution witnesses at her murder trial.

The Court of Criminal Appeal today refused to grant the disclosure of information related to the 1974 Dublin Monaghan bombings, sought by Catherine Nevin as part of her attempt to have her murder conviction declared a miscarriage of justice.

A “suspect” Garda file on a key witness in the trial of Catherine Nevin for the murder of her husband was a “worthless” document, the principle investigating officer in the case told the Court of Criminal Appeal today.

The hearing of an application by Catherine Nevin as part of her attempt to have her murder conviction declared a miscarriage of justice resumed before the Court of Criminal Appeal today.

The hearing of convicted murderer Catherine Nevin's bid to gain access to documents which she claims are highly relevant to her application to have her conviction declared a miscarriage of justice will resume next March.

PLANS are being drawn up to provide the south-west with a sea plane service by the end of next summer.

Catherine Nevin's application to be provided with documentation that she claims hugely relevant in her action to have her conviction for the murder of her husband declared a miscarriage of justice has been adjourned following the DPP's request to have certain documents in the State's possession ruled as privileged.

CONVICTED murderer Catherine Nevin’s lawyer said material not given to her defence team at the time would have indicated that key prosecution witnesses were paid state informers.

A 22 year-old father of two who set fire to cars and threw a wheelbarrow at gardaí during the Love Ulster parade riot will be sentenced later by Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

THE distraught parents of a little girl partially paralysed by a teenage driver yesterday pledged to continue their efforts to bring the motorist to justice.