Dublin man's conviction for violent disorder declared a miscarriage of justice

Declan Tynan is now in a position to sue to State for compensation regarding his wrongful incarceration.

Declan Tynan after he gave evidence in a hearing at the Criminal Courts of Justice on Parkgate Street in Dublin. Picture: Paddy Cummins

A man who spent nearly a year in prison for a crime he did not commit has been declared to have suffered a miscarriage of justice by the Court of Appeal.

The ruling means that 33-year-old Declan Tynan, of Vincent Street Flats, Dublin 8, is in a position to sue to State for compensation regarding his wrongful incarceration.