Acquitted IRA prisoner suffered 'classic case of miscarriage of justice', lawyers say

Michael Connolly, a 47-year-old man from County Louth, has had his case examined for potential miscarriage of justice findings following his acquittal at the Special Criminal Court. Connolly was initially convicted in 2017 of membership of an unlawful organisation after his arrest in Convoy, Donegal. He remained in custody for over fourteen months before the Court of Appeal overturned his conviction in 2018. The…