Senior lawyer charged with murdering father of four in Tallaght shooting

Members of the public hurled abuse and attempted to block and surround a vehicle bringing Diarmuid Phelan away from the courthouse

Diarmuid Phelan, on the left with his head covered, leaving Tallaght District Court on Friday. Photo: Sam Boal/PA

A senior lawyer has been remanded in custody after gardaí charged him with the murder of Keith Conlon in a shooting on farmland near Tallaght in Dublin.

Diarmuid Phelan, 53, appeared before Judge Patricia McNamara on Friday morning at Tallaght District Court. Mr Phelan, a senior counsel and law lecturer, of Kiltalown Lane, Tallaght, is accused of the murder of Mr Conlon at Hazelgrove Farm, Kiltalown Lane, on Tuesday.