Trial date set in Tidey kidnap case

The Special Criminal Court today fixed a date in October for the trial of Maze prison escaper Brendan "Bik" McFarlane on charges connected with the 1983 kidnap of supermarket boss Don Tidey.

Last month the Supreme Court cleared the way for the trial upholding an appeal by the Director of Public Prosecution against an earlier High Court order to stop McFarlane's trial going ahead at the Special Criminal Court.