Barrister Diarmuid Phelan found not guilty of murdering Keith Conlon

Jury agreed Mr Phelan was entitled to defend himself when he came under threat on his own land and delivered a unanimous verdict

Diarmuid Phelan went on trial last October after he pleaded not guilty to murdering father-of-four Keith 'Bono' Conlon, 36, at Hazelgrove Farm, Kiltalown Lane, Tallaght, Dublin 24, on February 24, 2022.

Law professor Diarmuid Phelan, who went on trial for murdering a trespasser on his farm but maintained from the outset he had no intention of shooting him and had acted in self-defence when he fired three warning shots, has been acquitted by a Central Criminal Court jury.

The panel of nine men and three women returned their unanimous verdict to Ms Justice Siobhan Lankford on Friday evening, agreeing with the defence case that Mr Phelan was entitled to defend himself when he came under threat on his own land.