Miscarriage of justice declared in Sallins train robbery

The Court of Appeal formally declared Osgur Breatnach’s 1976 Sallins train robbery conviction a miscarriage of justice, citing newly discovered alibi evidence and longstanding concerns over coercive confessions and state abuses. Human rights groups welcomed the ruling and called for an independent inquiry as Breatnach, now 75, seeks accountability decades after his conviction and acquittal.