Dismissing his appeal on Friday, Ms Justice Nuala Butler said in reality, it was difficult to see what additional benefit O’Donnell might have expected to have gained from the analysis of these items.

Gda Brendan O'Donnell was the member in charge at Newbridge Garda Station on April 29th, 2020, when Brian Ibe (23) was brought in to be questioned on suspicion of assaulting 65-year-old Peter Kennedy the previous evening.

Senior counsel Karl Finnegan told the jurysaid the woman's evidence was “dignified and credible” and she was “clear” that she didn't give consent

A review of the postmortem of Murtagh “Murty” Kavanagh, whose father passed away before his son's remains were identified using DNA

Martin Hayes' defence team, pointed out a postmortem examination found that the single stab wound to Ms McDermott's abdomen could be "consistent with self-harm", as is contended by the defence.