Breatnach’s Conviction Finally Quashed | Cork News

Cork News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 21, 2026 · 1m

After 50 years, justice finally catches up for Osgur Breatnach, wrongfully convicted in 1978 for the infamous Sallins train robbery — a heist that stole £200,000 and sent shockwaves across Ireland. His conviction was overturned in 1979 due to a coerced confession, but now, a newly discovered alibi — backed by the Director of Public Prosecutions — has led the Court of Appeal to formally declare his case a miscarriage of justice. At 75, Breatnach, a lifelong member of the Irish Republican Socialist Party, has always denied involvement, and the court’s ruling validates his innocence. His ordeal…