‘Slab’ Murphy to appeal tax evasion conviction

Prominent republican Thomas ‘Slab’ Murphy will move to appeal his conviction for tax evasion later this year.

Murphy, aged 66, of Ballybinaby, Hackballscross, Co Louth, a farm that straddles the border with the North, had pleaded not guilty at the non-jury Special Criminal Court to nine charges of failing to comply with tax laws in the Irish Republic.

The three-judge Special Criminal Court found Murphy guilty on all counts and he was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment on February 26 last.