Dublin City Council wins Court of Appeal on Sandymount cycleway
The Court of Appeal in Dublin allowed the Sandymount cycleway project on Strand Road, south Dublin, to proceed after finding the High Court had erred in July 2021 in quashing the scheme, which was first proposed in August 2020, and also dismissed a cross-appeal by Independent councillor Mannix Flynn. In a separate ruling delivered the same day, the Court of Appeal dismissed the conviction appeal of Stephen Tynan, 46, and Raymond Fitzgerald, 41, upholding their December 2018 life sentences for the murder of Andrew Guerrine, Tynan's cousin, who was stabbed 20 times at an unknown location between May 22 and 23, 2015, after going to Tallaght to sell tablets. His body was found in the early hours of May 23 on Steelstown Lane in Rathcoole, 10km from where he was last seen alive in Tallaght approaching a pedestrian entrance into Knockmore. The men had been convicted by a Central Criminal Court jury by majority verdict and sentenced to life by Mr Justice Michael White.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
- In court11 Apr
- Convicted11 Apr
- Sentenced
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- The Sandymount cycleway project, first proposed in August 2020, would convert a two-way vehicular stretch on Strand Road into a single outbound lane with the other lane as a two-way cycle track.
- Andrew Guerrine, from New Street in Dublin city, was stabbed 20 times, including through his skull and spine, after going to Tallaght to sell tablets.
- Where
- The cycle path is to be installed on Strand Road in Sandymount, south Dublin.
- His body was found on Steelstown Lane in Rathcoole, 10km from where he was last seen alive in Tallaght approaching a pedestrian entrance into Knockmore.
- In court
- In July 2021, Mr Justice Charles Meenan ruled the cycleway must be subject to an environmental-impact assessment and go through the planning process.
- The Court of Appeal found the High Court erred in finding the scheme was not temporary, in requiring an environmental-impact assessment or appropriate assessment, and in holding planning permission was required.
- The Court of Appeal dismissed a cross-appeal by Independent councillor Mannix Flynn.
- A Central Criminal Court jury found Tynan and Fitzgerald guilty by majority verdict, with the trial judge instructing the jury on verdicts open to them on no less than four occasions.
- The Court of Appeal dismissed their appeal against conviction in April 2025.
- Other details
- The breach in the cycleway process was found to be inadvertent and the relevant official apologised to the court.
- When
- The murder occurred at an unknown place between May 22 and May 23, 2015.
- Investigation
- Stephen Tynan, 46, and Raymond Fitzgerald, 41, were connected to the murder through a car, CCTV footage and mobile phone records, and a voluntary caution statement was taken from Fitzgerald on June 5, 2015.
- Sentence
- They were jailed for life by Mr Justice Michael White in December 2018.
22 statements extracted from the articles
- whatAndrew Guerrine was stabbed 20 times, including through his skull and spine (irishmirror.ie)
- whatHe had gone to Tallaght to sell tablets (irishmirror.ie)
- whatDublin City Council won an appeal over the quashing of the Sandymount cycleway project. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe Strand Road plan would turn a two-way vehicular stretch into a single outbound lane with the other lane as a two-way cycle track. (irishtimes.com)
- whereHe was last seen alive in Tallaght, 10km from where his body was found (irishmirror.ie)
- whereHe was last seen approaching a pedestrian entrance into Knockmore (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe deceased was from New Street in Dublin city (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe cycle path is to be installed on Strand Road in Sandymount, south Dublin. (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe murder occurred at an unknown place between May 22 and May 23, 2015 (irishmirror.ie)
- whenA voluntary caution statement was taken from Fitzgerald on June 5, 2015 (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe cycleway project was first proposed in August 2020. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationThe defendants were connected to the murder through a car, CCTV footage and mobile phone records (irishmirror.ie)
- courtA Central Criminal Court jury found them guilty by majority verdict (irishmirror.ie)
- courtThe trial judge instructed the jury on verdicts open to them on no less than four occasions (irishmirror.ie)
- courtThe Court of Appeal dismissed the men's appeal against their conviction (irishmirror.ie)
- courtThe Court of Appeal found the High Court erred in finding the scheme was not to be introduced on a temporary basis. (irishtimes.com)
- courtThe Court of Appeal found the High Court erred in requiring an environmental-impact assessment or appropriate assessment first. (irishtimes.com)
- courtThe Court of Appeal found the High Court was wrong to hold that planning permission was required for the scheme. (irishtimes.com)
- courtThe breach was found to be inadvertent and the relevant official has apologised to the court. (irishtimes.com)
- courtThe court dismissed a cross-appeal by Independent councillor Mannix Flynn. (irishtimes.com)
- courtMr Justice Charles Meenan ruled in July 2021 that the cycleway must be subject to an environmental-impact assessment and go through the planning process. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceThey were jailed for life by Mr Justice Michael White in December 2018 (irishmirror.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 11 Apr2025Sandymount cycleway can go ahead after Dublin City Council wins court appeal
Court of Appeal judgment delivered around 11 April 2025 allowing the Sandymount cycleway to proceed after quashing the High Court decision of July 2021.
victim, Mannix Flynn, male, irish (judged from name)Mannix Flynnvictim, Peter Carvill, male, irish (judged from name)Peter Carvill - 11 Apr2025Pair who murdered man 'over tablets' fail to overturn convictions on appeal
Court of Appeal judgment dismissing the conviction appeal of Tynan and Fitzgerald, upholding their 2018 life sentences for the 2015 murder of Andrew Guerrine.
victim, Andrew Guerrine, male, irish (judged from name)Andrew Guerrineconvicted, Stephen Tynan, 46, male, named, irish (judged from name)Stephen Tynanconvicted, Raymond Fitzgerald, 41, male, named, irish (judged from name)Raymond Fitzgerald