abstract:The Lord Justice of Ireland was an ancient senior position in the governance of Ireland, held by a number of important personages, such as the Earl of Kildare.
Sir Declan, who heard the case with LordJustices Higgins and Girvan, stressed the impact of the knife attack on Thomas's parents and the boys who survived it.
Sir Declan, sitting with LordJustices Higgins and Girvan, held that the test applied by the trial judge required no knowledge of the attack until a rendezvous with the gunmen.