A man jailed for life for the murder of rugby player Shane Geoghegan in a case of mistaken identity has lost his appeal against conviction.
Barry Doyle, 29, of Portland Row in Dublin is serving a life sentence for the fatal shooting of Mr Geoghegan in Limerick on 9 November 2008.
Doyle was jailed for life in February 2012 for the murder of Shane Geoghegan.
Doyle was brought from Dublin by a Limerick criminal gang to kill a rival criminal but instead, he shot dead Mr Geoghegan in a case of mistaken identity.
Doyle admitted the murder but then tried to claim gardaí induced the admissions from him
But today the Appeal Court found Doyle knew what he was doing when he made the admissions
It also pointed out that it was Doyle's solicitor who approached gardaí with an offer that Doyle would say he killed Shane Geoghegan if gardaí agreed to release his girlfriend, the mother of his daughter, from custody.
Mr Justice Seán Ryan said none of Doyle's 27 grounds of appeal could succeed, his trial was "satisfactory", his conviction "safe".
