Órla O'Donnell

Legal Affairs Correspondent

Barrister Diarmuid Phelan has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Keith Conlon at Hazelgrove Farm in Tallaght on 24 February 2022

Trial told shooting victim was convicted of kicking garda

A man killed by a shot fired by a lawyer and farmer on a farm in Tallaght in February 2022, had a conviction for kicking a garda in the head, the Central Criminal Court has heard.

Courts • 30 Oct 24

Barrister Diarmuid Phelan, who is 56, denies murdering 35-year-old Keith Conlon at Hazelgrove farm, Kiltalown Lane in Tallaght on 22 February 2022

Barrister told gardaí he shot man on farm, court hears

Barrister Diarmuid Phelan who is accused of the murder of a man on his farm in Tallaght in 2022 told the first gardaí on the scene that he shot the man and pulled a small black revolver out of his jacket pocket, the Central Criminal Court has heard.

Courts • 29 Oct 24

Diarmuid Phelan is accused of the murder of Keith Conlon

Jury in barrister trial sees footage from day of shooting

The jury in the trial of barrister, law lecturer and farmer, Diarmuid Phelan, who is accused of murder, has been watching dashcam and mobile phone footage from the day a man was shot on his farm.

Courts • 25 Oct 24

Keith Conlon died at Hazelgrove Farm, Tallaght in Dublin in February 2022

Phelan looked shocked that man hit by bullet, trial told

Barrister Diarmuid Phelan and workers on his farm were shocked and surprised that a man was hit by a bullet from his gun, the Central Criminal Court has been told.

Courts • 24 Oct 24

Diarmuid Phelan, 56, is accused of murdering 35-year-old Keith Conlon in February 2022

Barrister trial told of argument before shooting

The Central Criminal Court has heard that two men who were trespassing on a farm in Dublin "only had eyes" for barrister Diarmuid Phelan and were arguing and shouting with him as they emerged from a wooded area before one of them was shot.

Courts • 23 Oct 24

Legislation is planned to increase the number of judges, which is currently capped

Cabinet approves appointment of 20 additional judges

Twenty additional judges are to be appointed on a phased basis following Cabinet approval.

Courts • 23 Oct 24

Sergio Correia was found guilty by a jury earlier this year

Man jailed for 8 years for rape, coercive control of wife

A 48-year-old man has been jailed for eight years for raping and coercively controlling his wife.

Courts • 21 Oct 24

Diarmuid Phelan claims he fired his gun in self defence and that Keith Conlon was killed accidentally

Man shot at 'point blank range', barrister trial hears

The jury in the trial of barrister and farmer Diarmuid Phelan, who is accused of murder, has heard an emergency call in which a man said a farmer shot his friend at point blank range.

Courts • 18 Oct 24

Diarmuid Phelan denies murdering Keith Conlon in Tallaght, Dublin

Barrister fired three shots at trespassers, trial hears

A former farm worker has told the Central Criminal Court that barrister and farmer Diarmuid Phelan took a pistol out of his pocket and fired three shots, after shouting at two trespassers who were coming towards him to leave.

Courts • 17 Oct 24

Keith Conlon was declared dead two days after the incident

Court told Phelan shot man in head as he turned to leave

A law lecturer, barrister and farmer shot a trespasser on his land in the back of his head as the other man had turned away to leave, the Central Criminal Court has been told.

Courts • 16 Oct 24