Ireland Named in reporting
John Lynskey
3 reports across 1 case, 12 Oct 2023 to 12 Oct 2023
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted
- Offences
- Murder
- Where
- Co. Meath
- Reporting
- 3 reports, 12 Oct 2023 to 12 Oct 2023
- Outlets
- garda.ie, irishtimes.com
Cases
latest first- Cold case review into 1971 Ratoath murders Murder · Co. Meath
Una Lynskey, 19, went missing on 12 October 1971 after getting off a bus near Ratoath, Co Meath, and her body was found in the Dublin Mountains on 10 December 1971. Martin Kerrigan, 19, was abducted in Ratoath on 19 December 1971 and his body was found at Tibradden, Rathfarnham, the following day. Martin Conmey and Dick Donnelly were convicted of Lynskey's manslaughter in 1972, while John Lynskey, James Lynskey and John Gaughan were convicted of Kerrigan's manslaughter; Donnelly's conviction was overturned in 1973 and Conmey's was quashed in 2010 and declared a miscarriage of justice in 2014. The murder of Lynskey remains unsolved, and Garda Commissioner Drew Harris ordered a Serious Crime Review Team to conduct a full review of both killings, with a fresh appeal for information issued on 12 October 2023.
No stage yetConvicted · 3 reports
Timeline
every report naming John Lynskey, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 12 Oct2023An Garda Síochána Public Appeal for Information and Media Briefing 12th October 2023, Serious Crime Review of Murders of Una Lynskey and Martin Kerriganconvicted, John Lynskey, named, irish (judged from name)John Lynskey
- 12 Oct2023Appeal for Information and Media Briefing 12th October 2023, Serious Crime Review of Murders of Una Lynskey and Martin Kerriganconvicted, John Lynskey, named, irish (judged from name)John Lynskey
- 12 Oct2023Fresh appeal for information on 1971 murders of Una Lynskey and Martin Kerriganconvicted, John Lynskey, male, named, irish (judged from name)John Lynskey
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