Murphy walks free after two years behind bars

COLM MURPHY, whose conviction over the Omagh bombing was quashed last week, walked from court yesterday a free man.

Sat, 29 Jan, 2005 - 00:00

Ed Carty

The 52-year-old posted bail totalling €50,000 at Dublin’s Special Criminal Court to secure his release after two years behind bars.

His conviction in connection with the 1998 atrocity was overturned by three appeal court judges last Friday on the grounds it was unsafe on two counts.

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