Osgur Breatnach’s historic application for a Miscarriage of Justice Certificate has been delayed once again because no Defence has been lodged by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). This prevents a date for a full hearing being set until a Response is filed by the DPP.
This is Breatnach’s third appearance in court since the controversial 57 Article affidavit was lodged with the Court in July 2023.
SECRET DEALS with HEAVY GANG MEMBERS HOLDING UP JUSTICE
The DPP blame the Chief State Solicitors for not releaseing Osgur Breatnach’s civil action file to them to enable them to decide their Defence Response.
Meanwhile, the court states the DPP is entitled to the file. But the CSS claim GDPR confidentiality issues.
Breatnach has agreed to release his file on condition he also gets a copy of the file.
But now the CSS has responded that they intend holding back confidential information relating to other third parties (presumably members of the Heavy Gang who were being sued by Breatnach).
The case, under Section 9 of the Criminal Procedure Act 1993, is before the High Court for mention again on February 13th.
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NEW PATRONS JOIN CAMPAIGN
Alastair Logan OBE, Retired Solicitor, Human Rights Lawyer, Chair of the Solicitors International Human Rights Group and a Researcher of Human Right issues. He has acted for ‘the Guildford Four’ and ‘the Maguire Seven’ for 51 years and is still working to get the truth told about how their convictions were arranged and to get the release of papers in the case which the Home Office has locked away until the end of the present century.
Free Legal Advice Centres (FLAC) (Ionaid Chomhairle Dlí Saor in Aisce) is a non-profit human rights organisation that provide pro bono assistance via a network of legal advice clinics throughout the Republic of Ireland. They have been involved in a number of notable law cases including Airey v. Ireland.
Honor Heffernan, singer, folk, rock, blues, jazz (Chasing the Moon/ Fire & Ice/ The Other Side) activist/ film and TV actor: Angel/ Glenroe/ No Justice/ Mia, Liebe meines Lebens/ Family.
AWARDS: Yeats International Poetry Competition 2014/ Listowel Writers’ Week Poetry Collection Prize / 2014 Trocaire/ Poetry Ireland Poetry Competition/ 2016 Hennessy Literary Award for Emerging Poetry / 2016 Listowel Writers’ Week Irish Poem of the Year Award / 2017 Arts Council of Ireland Literature Bursary / 2021 Forward Book of Poetry: Highly Commended/ 2023 Forward Prize for Best Collection
Stephen Rea, Irish actor, The Crying Game/ Interview with a Vampire/ Michael Collins/ Breakfast at Pluto / Greta/ Hugo Blick/ The Shadow Line.
As a stage actor, he is known for his performances at The Gate/ Abbey. Royal Court Theatre/ Field Day. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for The Crying Game (1992), and won a BAFTA Award for his role in The Honourable Woman in 2015. The Irish Times ranked Rea the 13th greatest Irish film actor of all time.
Dr Mark Coen, Associate Professor, Sutherland School of Law, University College Dublin. He holds the degree of Bachelor of Civil Law from the University of Oxford, where he was a member of Magdalen College and specialised in criminal justice subjects. His research interests are in public law, especially in contemporary and historical criminal justice and the Law of Evidence.
Professor Marie Breen-Smith, is an author, teacher and researcher from Northern Ireland. She has published on topics such as the Northern Ireland conflict, particularly the human impact, trauma, victim politics, children and armed conflict, research ethics and methods, religion and conflict, and issues to do with political violence in Southern Africa, Israel/Palestine and Northern Ireland.
Peter Murtagh is an award-winning journalist and author. He spent almost 40 years in newspapers, as chief editor, foreign editor, news editor, opinion editor and managing editor. As a reporter, he specialised in long-form investigative pieces.
His travel book with his daughter Natasha, Buen Camino! was a bestseller. His new From Tip to Top, chronicles a motorbike odyssey from the tip of South America to the top of North America.
Dr Brian Kennedy GP (Nenagh) and health service activist is a member of START (Southern Taskforce on Abortion and Reproductive Topics). START is a national group run by GPs who offer unplanned pregnancy services, including ToP, and operates as a peer support network for providers.
Donncha O’Connell, Professor of Law at Galway University teaching European Human Rights, Administrative Law and Advocacy, Activism and Public Interest Law. He served two terms as a commissioner of the Law Reform Commission.
