COUNCILLOR MICHAEL FAHYS CONVICTION QUASHED AND RETRIAL DUE

Date Published: 28-Nov-2007

A retrial has been ordered in the appeal by Galway County Councillor Michael Stroke Fahy against his conviction for fraud and attempted theft.The Court of Criminal Appeal held that the introduction of inadmissible evidence during his trial earlier this year created a real and substantial risk of an unfair trial.Cllr Fahy - who was due out in January - will now be released pending his retrial.