Three convicted of multiple offences against security guards at repossessed Roscommon farmhouse

Fourth man facing charges in relation to the same incident was acquitted by the jury

Martin O'Toole, Claremorris, Co Mayo; Paul Beirne, Boyle, Co Roscommon; and PJ Sweeney, Ramelton, Co Donegal; at the Central Criminal Court on Friday. Picture: Collins Courts

Three men have been convicted of multiple offences carried out as part of a vigilante attack on men guarding a repossessed farmhouse in Roscommon five years ago.

Following a trial that ran for over three months, the jury at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on Friday returned its verdicts, after deliberating for a total of 13 hours and 58 minutes.