Man loses damages bid after conviction for armed robbery in Cork was overturned

In its unanimous judgment on Monday, the three judge Court of Appeal dismissed Michael O'Callaghan's appeal. File picture. Picture: Laura Hutton/RollingNews.ie

A man whose conviction for armed robbery of a Cork post office was overturned on appeal has lost his bid for damages over alleged breach of his constitutional right to a trial "with reasonable expedition" and alleged miscarriage of justice.