Martin Conmey walks the long, hard road to justice

The State has finally apologised to Martin Conmey, who, in 1973, was convicted of killing a woman. Michael Clifford reports on the wrongs of the case against him.

WHEN I first met Martin Conmey 15 years ago, I didn’t hold out much hope that a day like yesterday would ever arrive.

Conmey was in the early stages of trying to clear his name, having been convicted in 1973 of killing a young woman who was both a neighbour and a family friend.