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A man who sought to halt his trial because CCTV footage of his alleged crime is no longer available has lost his application after a High Court judge ruled that evidence from a Garda who was monitoring the CCTV cameras at the time is admissible.

Mr Justice John Hedigan said a garda viewing an incident on CCTV is akin to someone looking through binoculars or through “a special window.”