Murder-accused barrister left judge 'in the dark' over finances, bail application appeal hears

Diarmuid Rossa Phelan is accused of the murder of Keith Conlon who was severely injured in a shooting incident and died two days later

Last month, Ms Justice Murphy said that Diarmaid Rossa Phelan (pictured) had a "powerful incentive to evade justice" based on the seriousness of the charge, the strength of the evidence, the likely sentence in the event of a conviction and alleged ongoing threats to the accused. Photo: Collins Courts

A leading barrister accused of murdering a father-of-four in a fatal shooting on farmland in Tallaght has been told by the President of the Court of Appeal that he left a High Court judge "totally in the dark" in regards to his financial affairs when applying for bail.

Mr Justice George Birmingham made the remark on Thursday in relation to senior counsel and law lecturer Diarmuid Rossa Phelan's bail application in the High Court last month, which was rejected by Ms Justice Deirdre Murphy on the grounds that he is a serious flight risk.