Man fails in attempted murder appeal

A man who was released from a life sentence for murder under the Good Friday Agreement yesterday failed in his appeal against the severity of the life sentence he received for attempting to murder another man.

Last January Robert Duffy (aged 36) of Old Bridge, Toberona, Dundalk, pleaded guilty to attempting to murder Colin O'Neill by shooting him in the face at the Emerald Bar, Dundalk, on March 10 2007. Mr Justice Paul Carney imposed a life sentence on Duffy.