The Court of Appeal in 2026 granted Osgur Breatnach a miscarriage of justice certificate for his 1976 Sallins train robbery conviction, based on newly discovered alibi evidence that the court found credible. Breatnach, now 75, had been convicted in 1978 by the non-jury Special Criminal Court and released when that conviction was overturned in 1980 due to oppressive confessions linked to the Heavy Gang interrogation practices. The ruling comes after sustained campaigning by human rights groups such as the ICCL, Amnesty International Ireland, CAJ, Fair Trials and the Pat Finucane Centre, which have long highlighted abuses in the Sallins case. The court noted that the newly discovered alibi facts, which the Director of Public Prosecutions did not dispute, meet the threshold for a miscarriage of justice, and Breatnach maintains he had no hand in the robbery. The development forms part of a broader critique of state actions in the 1970s, including allegations of mistreatment during interrogations, and critics say the government still has not fully investigated the wrongs done to the Sallins men. Supporters are pressing for a public, independent inquiry to address the decades-long injustices alleged in the case.