Limerick man’s conviction for murder is quashed

A Limerick man jailed for life six years ago has had his conviction for murder quashed on the basis that his trial was unsatisfactory.

Kevin Coughlan, 32, with a last address at Avondale Drive, Greystones, Limerick, had pleaded not guilty to murdering Francis Greene at Steamboat Quay on a date unknown between November 28 and 29, 2009.

He was found guilty by a jury at the Central Criminal Court and given the mandatory life sentence by Mr Justice Patrick J McCarthy on December 22, 2011.