COUNCILLOR FAHY'S DEFENCE TEAM QUESTION EVIDENCE

Date Published: 22-Nov-2007

Lawyers for Galway County Councillor Michael Stroke Fahy say the jury in his trial was prejudiced by evidence introduced by the prosecution which was not shown to the defenceMartin Giblin Counsel representing Fahy at the appeal proceedings in Dublin today, says his defence team was "taken by surprise" by evidence given by Director of Services John Morgan at the trial in March56 year old Michael Fahy from Ardrahan was sentenced in March to one year in jail and fined 75 thousand euro for 7 counts of fraud and attempted theft