Thursday 5 November 2026Compiled from published reports. Every claim links to its source.

Ireland Crime

Every case followed from the first report to the sentence, or to where the reporting stopped.

Named in reporting

John Morley

1 report across 1 case, 18 May 2022 to 18 May 2022

Victim: John Morley, personJohn Morley

Key facts

from every report naming them
Named as
Victim
Offences
Damages claim (wrongful conviction for murder)
Where
Co. Roscommon
Reporting
1 report, 18 May 2022 to 18 May 2022
Outlets
irishtimes.com

Cases

latest first
  • Court of Appeal overturns wrongful conviction damages claim in Roscommon Damages claim (wrongful conviction for murder) · Co. Roscommon

    Peter Pringle was convicted in 1980 of the murders of gardaí John Morley and Henry Byrne during a bank robbery in Ballaghadreen, County Roscommon, and sentenced to death in 1981, later commuted to 40 years. His convictions were quashed by the Court of Criminal Appeal in 1995 after he had served 14 years and 10 months. Pringle subsequently brought a damages claim against the State, which the High Court struck out on grounds of inordinate and inexcusable delay. In May 2022, a three-judge Court of Appeal panel overturned the High Court's decision and remitted the case for fresh consideration.

    In court, 18 May 2022Victim · 1 report

Timeline

every report naming John Morley, newest first

Each entry shows how that report described them.

  1. 18 May2022
    In courtirishtimes.com, in Court of Appeal overturns wrongful conviction damages claim in Roscommon
    Court of Appeal overturns decision to dismiss man’s damages claim
    victim, John MorleyJohn Morley

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