Special Criminal Court to deliver verdict in Kevin Lunney trial in October

Barristers for each of the four accused have asked the court to consider directed acquittals of their clients due to a lack of evidence.

Michael Lynn SC, for the fourth accused man Luke O'Reilly (pictured), said his client is a 68-year-old family man with his own business, no previous convictions and no propensity to offend in the way in which he is accused. File photo: PA

The Special Criminal Court will deliver its verdict on October 22 in the trials of four men accused of abducting and assaulting Quinn Industrial Holdings director Kevin Lunney.

On the final day of the trial, which opened in June and has sat for 40 days, the court heard from Michael Lynn SC for the fourth accused man Luke O'Reilly. Mr Lynn said his client is a 68-year-old family man with his own business, no previous convictions and no propensity to offend in the way in which he is accused. He said the prosecution case taken at its height did not show that Mr O'Reilly had any knowledge of what was to happen to Mr Lunney and there was no suggestion he had any involvement in disputes regarding Quinn Industrial Holdings.