Person: Una Lynskey

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<p>Martin Conmey and Martin Kerrigan in 1971. Picture: Fran Veale</p>

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Mick Clifford: State has failed another innocent person

The wrong men were jailed in one of the most notorious failures in Irish policing and judicial history. One of the men's family still awaits an apology from the state, writes Mick Clifford

<p> Detective Superintendent Des McTiernan will lead the investigation into the murders of Una Lynskey and Martin Kerrigan in 1971. Picture: Dan Linehan</p>

court and crime

Cold case review into murders of Una Lynskey and Martin Kerrigan 52 years ago

Mick Clifford: Gardaí must be held responsible for catastrophic errors

business

A force for justice - the story of Sergeant Maurice McCabe

business

A community that never healed after the gravest of injustices

news

State apologises 40 years on from wrongful conviction of Martin Conmey

Martin Conmey walks the long, hard road to justice

The State has finally apologised to Martin Conmey, who, in 1973, was convicted of killing a woman. Michael Clifford reports on the wrongs of the case against him.

Wed, 16 Nov, 2016

40-year-old conviction ruled a miscarriage of justice

A man’s conviction for killing his 19-year-old neighbour over four decades ago was a miscarriage of justice, the Court of Criminal Appeal ruled.

Wed, 30 Jul, 2014

42 years later, manslaughter conviction ruled miscarriage of justice

42 years after he was jailed for killing civil servant Una Lynskey the Court of Criminal Appeal has found Martin Conmey's manslaughter conviction was a miscarriage of justice.

Tue, 29 Jul, 2014

40 years waiting to clear his name

Martin Conmey was 20 years old when he and two others were wrongly accused of killing Una Lynskey, yards from her home near Ratoath, Dublin in 1971. Michael Clifford outlines his long battle for justice and arduous quest for a certificate of miscarriage of justice

Sat, 07 Jul, 2012

Man leaves court with his head high and his name cleared after 38 years

ALMOST 40 years after he was convicted of the unlawful killing of a 19-year-old civil servant, Martin Conmey finally had his name cleared of the crime yesterday.

Tue, 23 Nov, 2010

Judges to make 'every effort' to conclude Conmey appeal

“Every effort” will be made by the Court of Criminal Appeal to “fix a date” this month for final arguments to be made in the case of a Meath man who is attempting to quash his 40-year-old conviction for the manslaughter of Una Lynskey.

Tue, 13 Jul, 2010

Appeal case hears evidence from former garda

A former “murder squad” member told the Court of Criminal Appeal today that “no violence whatsoever” was “ever” used against a Meath man, by gardaí investigating the disappearance of Una Lynskey almost 40 years ago.

Wed, 19 May, 2010

Files on 1971 killing 'stored in disused toilet', court hears

Documents relating to the investigation into the killing of Una Lynskey in 1971 were stored in a disused toilet after they were moved from a “rat infested” former Garda Station, the Court of Criminal Appeal heard today.

Tue, 18 May, 2010

Gardaí investigating killing told suspect 'you’ll be next', court hears

A then 20-year-old man being questioned over the death of Una Lynskey in 1971 was shown a photograph of another suspect “lying in a ditch, dead” by gardaí investigating her killing, a court has heard today.

Mon, 17 May, 2010

Court grants further three days for manslaughter appeal

The Court of Criminal Appeal has fixed a further three days for the hearing of an application brought by a Meath man who is seeking to overturn his 40-year-old conviction for manslaughter.

Tue, 04 May, 2010

Manslaughter accused blames sleep deprivation for giving statement

The Court of Criminal Appeal today heard how a statement was taken from a man suspected of being involved in the disappearance of a 19-year-old civil servant, when he was “mentally drained” and sleep deprived.

Fri, 30 Apr, 2010

Murder accused tells court he made up stories out of fear

A Meath man attempting to clear his name over of the killing of Una Lynskey almost 40 years ago claims he “made up stories” about events on the evening the young woman disappeared “out of fear” and “under duress”.

Thu, 29 Apr, 2010

Meath man attempts to have 40-year-old conviction quashed

A bid by a Meath man to have his 40-year-old conviction for manslaughter quashed, opened at the Court of Criminal Appeal today.

Tue, 27 Apr, 2010

Meath man's bid to overturn 1972 manslaughter conviction ready to go ahead

A bid by a Meath man to quash his conviction for killing a teenager in the Wicklow Mountains almost 40 years ago, opens at the Court of Criminal Appeal next week.

Thu, 22 Apr, 2010