Dundon: The judgment

The judgment in the John Dundon case ran to 84 pages and reveals the difficulties the court faced in evaluating the evidence of key witnesses, all of whom had close ties to Dundon and his associates and helped cover up Shane Geoghegan’s murder.

“This case is all about credibility. While that may be said of many criminal cases, it is particularly true in this case where all the principal suspects and those suspected of having information were closely associated and involved with each other at the time of Shane Geoghegan’s murder in November 2008.”

“Gangland rules of “silence in all circumstances” usually prevail in the aftermath of a serious crime where such persons, or one or more of them come under suspicion of involvement in it. Such attitudes create serious difficulties for the gardaí in the investigation of crime and serious problems and risks for any member of such a group who afterwards leaves the group and decides to come forward as a witness against his or her former associates.”