Man jailed for murder seeks to appeal conviction

A man jailed for life for the murder of his neighbour is seeking to bring an appeal against his conviction to the Supreme Court on the grounds legal issues of exceptional public importance are involved.

Brendan O’Sullivan was jailed in 2010 after a jury found him guilty of the murder of Leslie Kenny, aged 27, who was shot by O’Sullivan in the garden of O’Sullivan’s home at O’Gorman St, Kilrush, Co Clare, on Jul 29, 2009.

O’Sullivan appealed his conviction on grounds including the trial judge failed to properly explain the law relating to manslaughter and self-defence but the Court of Criminal Appeal rejected those claims.