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Jury sworn to hear trial of Dubliner who denies murdering Michael ‘Chino' Ryan
Joseph Lawlor replied not guilty when arraigned this afternoon on a charge that he murdered Michael Ryan (51) in Finglas last year
A jury has been sworn to hear the Central Criminal Court trial of a 39-year-old man who denies murdering a father-of-two in Dublin last summer.
Joseph Lawlor replied not guilty when arraigned this afternoon on a charge that he murdered Michael Ryan (51) at Hampton Wood Way, St Margaret's Road, Finglas, Dublin 11 on June 20, 2024.
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Ms Justice Karen O'Connor told the jury of five women and seven men that Mr Ryan lived in Santry and in the Ballymun or Finglas areas of Dublin before his death.
He was sometimes known by the nickname, Chino and has a son and daughter.
Michael Ryan
Mr Lawlor, she said, lives at Hampton Wood Road in Finglas and has had employment doing groundworks in that area.
Ms Justice O'Connor told the jury the trial will begin tomorrow.
It is expected to last about three weeks. Ms Justice O'Connor warned the jury not to conduct research on their own, engage with social media or discuss the trial with anybody outside their number.
