{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/65ce3745707bcb0017b8427d/6a67cacb35a551238a8ee729?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Killing of Una Lynsky","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/65ce3745707bcb0017b8427d/1785186297537-34b37c7a-c7c1-4d21-ad1b-98f06d688510.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>This week we’re discussing the 1971 disappearance, and presumed murder, of 19-year-old Una Lynskey. We'll examine</p><p>the deeply flawed Garda investigation that followed, and the devastating chain of events that left another man dead and two others wrongfully convicted. More than 50 years later, what happened to Una on Porterstown Lane remains unsolved.</p><p><br></p><h2><strong>Sources</strong></h2><p><a href=\"https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2023/10/12/garda-issue-fresh-appeal-for-information-on-1971-murders-of-una-lynskey-and-martin-kerrigan/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Fresh Appeal for Information on 1971 Murders of Una Lynskey and Martin Kerrigan</u></a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.garda.ie/en/about-us/our-departments/office-of-corporate-communications/press-releases/2023/october/an-garda-siochana-public-appeal-for-information-and-media-briefing-12th-october-2023-serious-crime-review-of-murders-of-una-lynskey-and-martin-kerrigan1.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>An Garda Síochána Public Appeal and Serious Crime Review of the Murders of Una Lynskey and Martin Kerrigan</u></a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.thejournal.ie/gardai-carry-out-full-review-into-una-lynskey-and-martin-kerrigan-murders-6194462-Oct2023/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Gardaí Carrying Out Full Reviews of 1971 Murders of Una Lynskey and Martin Kerrigan</u></a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2023/1012/1410370-gardai-reviewing-1971-meath-murder-cases/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Cold Case Review into 1971 Meath Murder Cases</u></a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.donegallive.ie/national/fresh-appeal-issued-for-information-over-murders-of-man-and-woman-in-1971-7323234\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Fresh Appeal Issued for Information over Murders of Man and Woman in 1971</u></a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/spotlight/arid-41247166.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Una Lynskey Cold Case Review May Raise More Questions for Gardaí Than Deliver Answers</u></a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.irishexaminer.com/business/arid-20458650.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>A Community That Never Healed After the Gravest of Injustices</u></a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/arid-20199954.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>40 Years Waiting to Clear His Name</u></a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/arid-20430703.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Martin Conmey Walks the Long, Hard Road to Justice</u></a></p><p><a href=\"https://ie.vlex.com/vid/dpp-v-martin-conmey-793687497\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>DPP v Martin Conmey (No. 3)</u></a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/courts/conmey-manslaughter-conviction-declared-a-miscarriage-of-justice-1.1881924\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Conmey Manslaughter Conviction Declared a Miscarriage of Justice</u></a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.rte.ie/news/2014/0729/633746-martin-conmey/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Conmey Conviction Was a “Miscarriage of Justice”</u></a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/courts/high-court/state-apologises-to-man-jailed-in-miscarriage-of-justice-1.2868751\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>State Apologises to Man Jailed in Miscarriage of Justice</u></a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/drew-harris-apologises-to-man-wrongly-convicted-of-woman-s-manslaughter-50-years-ago-1.4773216\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Drew Harris Apologises to Man Wrongly Convicted of Woman’s Manslaughter 50 Years Ago</u></a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.thejournal.ie/garda-commissioner-apology-man-5650128-Jan2022/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Garda Commissioner Issues Written Apology to Man Wrongly Convicted of 1971 Killing of Una Lynskey</u></a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2022/0110/1272806-conmey-apology/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Commissioner Offers Apology to Former Murder Accused</u></a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/garda-needs-to-come-clean-about-the-heavy-gang-1.4787956\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Garda Needs to Come Clean About the “Heavy Gang”</u></a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.iccl.ie/news/iccl-expresses-concern-at-internal-investigation-into-alleged-garda-human-rights-violations/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>ICCL Expresses Concern at Internal Investigation into Alleged Garda Human-Rights Violations</u></a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.meathchronicle.ie/2022/01/09/una-lynskey-case-to-feature-on-ground-breaking-crimes-and-confessions-series-on-monday-night/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Una Lynskey Case to Feature on Ground-Breaking </u><em><u>Crimes and Confessions</u></em><u> Series</u></a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/entertainment/documentary-wrongful-conviction-man-beaten-confession\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Shocking Documentary Explores Meath Man’s Wrongful Conviction</u></a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.rte.ie/player/series/crimes-and-confessions/SI0000012595\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em><u>Crimes and Confessions</u></em><u> — RTÉ Player</u></a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/459080/who-killed-una-lynskey-by-clifford-mick/9781405959728\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em><u>Who Killed Una Lynskey? A True Story of Murder, Vigilante Justice and the Garda “Heavy Gang”</u></em><u> by Mick Clifford</u></a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.thejournal.ie/readme/who-killed-una-lynskey-6481324-Sep2024/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Mick Clifford: “They Were Convinced They Knew What Had Happened to Una and Who Was Responsible”</u></a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2024/08/25/una-lynskey-disappeared-as-she-walked-home-from-work-what-happened-next/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Una Lynskey Disappeared as She Walked Home from Work. What Happened Next?</u></a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/review/2024/08/24/who-killed-una-lynskey-by-mick-clifford-garda-heavy-gang-under-the-spotlight-in-the-investigations-of-two-disturbing-1970s-murders/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em><u>Who Killed Una Lynskey?</u></em><u> by Mick Clifford — Garda Heavy Gang Under the Spotlight</u></a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41464057.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Book Review: Clifford Is Unflinching in His Takedown of Garda Procedure</u></a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.independent.ie/farming/group-migration-by-small-farmers-from-the-west-to-the-east-a-personal-reflection/a/135051573.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Group Migration by Small Farmers from the West to the East — A Personal Reflection</u></a></p><p><a href=\"https://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000275949\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em><u>Where No One Can Hear You Scream: Murder and Assault in the Wicklow Mountains</u></em><u> by Sarah McInerney</u></a></p>","author_name":"Jenny Claffey"}