A man has been jailed for life by the Special Criminal Court in Dublin for the dissident republican murder of a man shot dead in a church car park in Co Donegal almost four years ago.
Martin Kelly had pleaded not guilty to the murder of Andrew Burns, who was shot twice in the back by a gunman linked to “Óglaigh na hÉireann”.
Kelly (37), a bus driver, of Barrack Street, Strabane, Co Tyrone, was convicted last month of the murder of Mr Burns (27), unemployed, at Castlefin, Co Donegal, on February 12th, 2008.
Mr Justice Paul Butler, presiding, with Judge Alison Lindsay and Judge Cormac Dunne, said the non-jury court had no discretion with regard to the murder conviction and it sentenced him to life imprisonment.
The court also sentenced Kelly to eight years for a firearms offence.