Court adjourns Kavanagh hearing

The High Court yesterday adjourned for another week the hearing of Joseph Kavanagh's application for release from jail where …

The High Court yesterday adjourned for another week the hearing of Joseph Kavanagh's application for release from jail where he is serving a 12-year sentence for offences connected with the kidnap of a National Irish Bank director, Mr James Lacey, in 1993.

Kavanagh (43), Benbulben Road, Crumlin, Dublin, was convicted by the Special Criminal Court in October 1997 of robbery, possession of a handgun and demanding cash with menaces.

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