Barrister cleared of intimidating witness

The barrister accused of intimidating a witness in a trial was cleared of the charge late this afternoon when a jury reached a unanimous verdict of not guilty in the case against him.

The jury took three and a quarter hours to reach their verdict in the case against Padraig Cullinane of Courthouse Chambers, Washington Street, Cork, who was on trial for the past week on a charge of intimidating Caroline Settini, who was a potential witness in a case at Cork Circuit Courthouse on