Appeal against Kearney murder conviction to be heard in May

An appeal by Brian Kearney against his conviction for the murder of his wife Siobhán will be heard by the Court of Criminal Appeal (CCA) at the end of July.

Last year Kearney was found guilty at the Central Criminal Court of murdering his wife, the mother of their young son, at their home at Carnroe, Knocknashee, Goatstown, Dublin, on February 28, 2006, his 49th birthday.