Ireland Crime

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Accused

Offences

Murder

Where

Co. Meath

Reporting

2 reports, 21 Mar 2025 to 20 Jun 2026

Outlets

irishtimes.com

• Appeal dismissed in Gormanston murder case Murder · Co. Meath

  Peter Butterly, a 35-year-old dissident republican and father of three, was shot dead in the car park of the Huntsman Inn pub in Gormanston, Co Meath, on 6 March 2013. Dean Evans, 32, pleaded guilty to the murder and was identified as the gunman who fired the three fatal shots, while Kevin Braney, 49, was found guilty by the Special Criminal Court in February 2019. Sharif Kelly, 54, who was to drive the getaway car, was sentenced to life imprisonment in April 2017. The Court of Appeal dismissed Braney's appeal against his murder conviction in June 2026, upholding the admissibility of a KFC surveillance recording.

  In court, 4 Feb 2025Accused · 2 reports

Each entry shows how that report described them.

1. 20 Jun2026
   In courtirishtimes.com, in Appeal dismissed in Gormanston murder case

   Murderer’s privacy rights not breached by surveillance at KFC, court rules

   accused, David Cullen, named, irish (judged from name)David CullenIE
2. 21 Mar2025
   In courtirishtimes.com, in Appeal dismissed in Gormanston murder case

   Privacy rights of murderer ‘breached when gardaí used surveillance to listen to him at KFC’, Court of Appeal hears

   accused, David Cullen, male, named, irish (judged from name)David Cullen♂IE

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