Dublin man convicted for Arklow murder

A Dublin man who ran down an Arklow 21-year-old in his car is the first person in Ireland to be convicted of murder using a motor vehicle as a weapon.

Anthony O’Reilly, aged 22, with an address at Cleggan Park, Ballyfermot, Dublin, was found guilty of murdering Daniel McDonald, 21, by a jury of six men and six women, with a majority verdict of 11 to 1 after seven hours and nine minutes of deliberation.