Delayed Kevin Lunney abduction trial set for end of May

The judge said that the May 31 date would allow for nine weeks of the 12-week trial to go ahead until the court goes on vacation at the end of July, with the possibility of resuming in September

Kevin Lunney had his leg broken, was doused in bleach and had the letters 'QIH' carved into his chest before he was dumped on a roadside in Co. Cavan in 2019. File photo: BBC Spotlight/BBC/PA

The trial of four men accused of abducting and assaulting Quinn Industrial Holdings (QIH) director Kevin Lunney will now proceed at the end of this month after almost five months of delays, the Special Criminal Court heard today.

The case, which was in for mention today before the Special Criminal Court, had originally been fixed for trial on January 11 at the non-jury court.