MICHAEL FAHY'S APPEAL HEARING OPENS IN DUBLIN

Date Published: 22-Nov-2007

Galway County Councillor Michael Fahy's challenge to his conviction and sentence for the misappropriation of public money has opened at the court of criminal appeal in Dublin.The 56 year old Ardrahan native Independent Cllr was in March sentenced to one year in jail and fined 75 thousand euro for seven counts of fraud and attempted theft.His defence counsel Martin Giblin said evidence from senior engineer Morgan was prejudicial and inadmissible.