Trial date set for man accused of trying to murder boxing coach Pete Taylor, ending bail bid

The judge said that the question of Gerard Cervi's bail had been one of the "most difficult appeals" the court has had to consider

Pete Taylor was also shot when a gunman entered Bray Boxing Club in Bray Harbour, Co. Wicklow, on June 5, 2018. File picture: Collins Courts

A 36-year-old man accused of murdering an early morning gym-goer and the attempted murder of well-known coach Pete Taylor at Bray Boxing Club will go on trial at the Central Criminal Court in October this year, ending his fresh bid to be released on bail having been in custody for almost five years.

President of the Court of Appeal Mr Justice George Birmingham said on Thursday that the question of Gerard Cervi's bail had been one of the "most difficult appeals" the court has had to consider, with the court having considered granting bail on "possibly the strictest conditions ever imposed by an Irish court upon a person".