MURDERER: John Dundon had planned to appeal on the basis of the controversial recordings A REVIEW of taped conversations retained by An Garda Siochana and the Irish Prison Service has found there were no recordings made of conversations between mobster John Dundon and his legal team.
Dundon (32), from Hyde Road in Limerick, was sentenced to life in prison last August for the murder of innocent rugby captain Shane Geoghegan (28) in November 2008.
He was to seek a review of his conviction on the basis he believed telephone conversations with his lawyer had been recorded.
But Dundon’s lawyer John Devane yesterday confirmed to The Star that a review of the recordings in the possession of the Irish Prison Service and the Gardai has found no such tapes.
john dundon INNOCENT VICTIM: Shane Geoghegan Mr Devane said: “We made appropriate inquiries with An Garda Siochana and the Irish Prison Service and have been told there are no such tapes in existence between John Dundon and anyone in our offices, or of John Dundon and any legal personnel representing him in any matters.”
Inquiry
In March, the Government established a commission of inquiry into the practice of taping recordings both into and out of more than 20 Garda stations across the country.
The Government has said a potential threat to criminal convictions due to the recording of phone calls at Garda stations was behind its decision to establish the commission of inquiry.
At the time, solicitor Mr Devane said he believed his client John Dundon was one of those whose conversations was recorded and that the practice could result in his conviction being challenged.
However, security sources yesterday dismissed this suggestion.
A source told The Star: “It has never been the case in Limerick that conversations of this nature would be deliberately recorded for some unfair gain to the prosecution.
