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Lawyers for Catherine Nevin – who was imprisoned nine years ago for the murder of her husband, Tom, following a trial that enthralled the country – are claiming a miscarriage of justice. Their second appeal, which continues in court this week, focuses on the evidence of three shadowy witnesses

Catherine Nevin, the accused, was cast as the domineering and scheming killer, consumed by a lust for money and power. By contrast, her husband, Tom Nevin, was the quiet and unassuming publican. There were her brazen attempts to solicit three shadowy men to murder her husband; tales of money laundering and IRA connections; and claims she was having affairs with a criminal, a former Garda inspector and a judge.