Limerick five Supreme Court bid set for Monday

A bid by five Limerick men to have an appeal against their murder convictions dealt with by the Supreme Court gets underway before the Court of Criminal Appeal on Monday next.

Lawyers for Desmond Dundon, Christopher Costello, James McCarthy, David Stanners and Anthony McCarthy are seeking to have their clients’ cases referred to the Supreme Court on the grounds that they raise points of “exceptional public importance”.