Lunney trial accused disputes phone number link

AuthorEoin Reynolds
Published date18 June 2021
Date18 June 2021
The same name, address and phone number were also given when booking a holiday to Las Vegas before the assault on Mr Lunney and when ordering food for delivery from a Domino's Pizza in Dublin three days after the assault.

The prosecution wants to use mobile phone data to track the movements and calls made by a number of phones allegedly linked to the accused men around the time of the offences.

Mr Redmond denies any involvement in the false imprisonment and assault and is on trial at the three-judge, non-jury court.

A 40-year-old man who cannot be named by order of the court; Alan O'Brien (40), of Shelmalier Road, East Wall, Dublin 3; Redmond (27), from Caledon Road, East Wall; and Luke O'Reilly (67), with an address at Mullahoran Lower, Kilcogy, Co Cavan, have all pleaded not guilty to false imprisonment and intentionally causing serious harm to Mr Lunney at Drumbrade, Ballinagh, Co Cavan, on September 17th, 2019.

Colleen Hattie, a travel agent, told Mr Guerin that following a Garda inquiry she found a record of a booking for flights to the US and a stay at the Excalibur Hotel in Las Vegas from September 6th to September 12th, 2019.

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