State told to prepare 'substantive response' against bid for freedom by Veronica Guerin's killer

Veronica Guerin

By Ruaidhrí Giblin

Lawyers for the State have been told to prepare a “substantive response” in the lead up to Brian Meehan's bid to have his conviction for the murder of journalist Veronica Guerin declared a miscarriage of justice.

Meehan (47), from Crumlin in Dublin, is serving a life sentence in Portlaoise prison having being convicted in July 1999 of the murder of Ms Guerin in June 1996 following a 31-day-trial before the non-jury Special Criminal Court. He was also jailed on drugs and firearms charges.