Judge Paul McDermott noted that the “ferocious attack” on Fiona Timmermans had left the victim with facial scarring and robbed her of her sense of safety

On September 1st, 2024, the defendant sent a text to Fiona Timmermans saying: "I'm going to cut your throat, you're dead."

IT all began against Westmeath seven years ago here in Portlaoise on a sunny Saturday afternoon in May.

The "spotter" in a gang who gunned down veteran criminal Eamon Kelly over a decade ago has failed in a bid to overturn his murder conviction