Man's appeal against conviction for murder at pigeon racing club dismissed

Supreme Court dismissed appeal centred on DNA evidence being obtained by gardaí upon arrest and detention of Dublin man in connection with the murder of a 36-year-old man in 2015

Christopher McDonald, from the East Wall area, was sentenced to life imprisonment after being found guilty in 2017 at the Central Criminal Court of murdering 36-year-old Keith Walker at Blanchardstown Pigeon Racing Club car park, Clonsilla, on June 12, 2015. File picture: Michael Steele/Getty Images

The Supreme Court has dismissed a man’s appeal against his conviction for the murder of a pigeon enthusiast with a sub-machine gun.

Christopher McDonald, from the East Wall area, was sentenced to life imprisonment after being found guilty in 2017 at the Central Criminal Court of murdering 36-year-old Keith Walker at Blanchardstown Pigeon Racing Club car park, Clonsilla, on June 12, 2015.