Senior barrister accused of murder has taken up €100k bail, court told

As part of his bail, Diarmaid Rossa Phelan has been ordered to surrender his passport and not join a gun club or purchase any firearms

Diarmaid Rossa Phelan (pictured) has to live at and obey a 10pm to 8am curfew at a Garda-approved address, sign on daily at a garda station, and provide a mobile phone number. Photo: Collins Courts

A SENIOR barrister accused of murdering a man in a shooting on farmland in Dublin has taken up €100,000 bail and was released from custody on Tuesday, a court has heard.

Law professor Diarmuid Phelan, 53, is accused of the murder of father of four, Keith Conlon, at Hazelgrove Farm, Kiltalown Lane, Tallaght, on February 22. The deceased, a dog breeder from Kiltalown Park in Tallaght, was severely injured in an incident in the Hazelgrove area at the foot of the Dublin mountains.