Trial in triple murder case opens today

THE trial begins at the Central Criminal Court in Dublin this morning of Mr Brendan O'Donnell, (21), the Co Clare man charged…

THE trial begins at the Central Criminal Court in Dublin this morning of Mr Brendan O'Donnell, (21), the Co Clare man charged with committing three murders in 1994.

Mr O'Donnell is accused of murdering Ms Imelda Riney (29), her three-year-old son, Liam, and Father Joseph Walsh (37). The murders are alleged to have taken place between April 28th and May 8th, 1994.

Mr O'Donnell was arrested in May 1994 and charged \he following July at Loughrea District Court.