The trial of four men accused of abducting and beating Quinn Industrial Holdings director Kevin Lunney has been adjourned to tomorrow.
The trial was due to begin before the Special Criminal Court this morning. Kevin Lunney claims he was abducted by a gang outside his family home near Derrylin, Co Fermanagh on September 17th 2019.
The father-of-six claims he was then physically assaulted before being left by the side of a road in Cavan two and a half hours later.
67-year-old Luke O'Reilly from Mullahoran Lower, Kilcogy, Co Cavan; 26-year-old Darren Redmond, from Caledon Road, East Wall, Dublin 3 and 40-year-old Alan O'Brien of Shelmalier Road, East Wall, Dublin 1, are all charged with false imprisonment and assault causing serious harm to the 51-year-old at Drumbrade, Ballinagh, Co Cavan.
A fourth man, who can’t be named for legal reasons, also faces the same charges. The three judge court this morning heard Defence Counsel planned to bring an application before it.
The Court adjourned for an hour to allow discussions and adjourned again to tomorrow morning. The trial was originally set down for a date in January but has been delayed until now due to public health concerns arising from the pandemic.
Overall it could take 12 weeks to conclude.]
