Una Lynskey disappeared on 12 October 1971, while walking the short distance from the bus stop to her rural home in Ratoath, County Meath, Ireland.[1][2][3] At 5:30 p.m., she left work from the Office of the Land Commission. She then boarded a bus in Busarás; both Una Lynskey and her cousin got off the bus at 6:55 p.m.[4] Her body was found two months later, close to the village of Glencullen in the Wicklow Mountains.[5]
RTÉ reported that Martin Conmey, Dick Donnelly, and Martin Kerrigan were questioned by gardaí.[5] Reports said that screams were heard close to Porterstown Bridge in that evening.[6] Martin Kerrigan was later abducted and killed by Una Lynskey's brothers Sean and James Lynskey and her cousin John Gaughan, nine days after Una Lynskey's body was discovered.[7] Afterwards, Martin Kerrigan's body was found in Rathfarnham, Dublin, which is close to the site where Una Lynskey was found.[8][9]
Dick Donnelly won an appeal against his conviction in 1973, but Martin Conmey's conviction was upheld, and he served three years in jail.[5] In November 2010, the Court of Criminal Appeal overturned Martin Conmey's conviction.[7][10] The Court of Criminal Appeal reported that "there was no incriminating evidence that Mr Conmey was involved in a joint enterprise."[7]
References
edit- ^ Audley, Fiona (12 October 2023). "Investigation into 1971 murder of civil servant Una Lynskey reopened". The Irish Post. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ Who Killed Una Lynskey?. 22 August 2024.
- ^ "Crimes & Confessions - Irish miscarriages of justice revisited". RTÉ.ie. 7 January 2022.
- ^ Donohoe, John (12 October 2023). "Garda Commissioner directs full review into 1971 cases of Una Lynskey and Martin Kerrigan". Anglo Celt. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ a b c "Irish police review killings half a century later". BBC News. 12 October 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ Donohoe, John (9 January 2022). "Una Lynskey case to feature on ground-breaking 'Crimes and Confessions' series on Monday night". Meath Chronicle. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ a b c "Martin Conmey conviction over Una Lynskey 'miscarriage of justice'". BBC News. 29 July 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ Gallagher, Fiachra; Gallagher, Conor (12 October 2023). "Fresh appeal for information on 1971 murders of Una Lynskey and Martin Kerrigan". The Irish Times. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "Cold case review of 1971 murders of Una Lynskey and Martin Kerrigan after families raise questions about initial garda investigation". Irish Independent. 12 October 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ McCurry, Cate (10 January 2022). "Garda Commissioner apologises to wrongly convicted man". PA.
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