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The late Frank Shortt.
Frank Shortt, the former Donegal publican wrongly convicted in the 1990s, has died.
Mr Shortt’s death has been confirmed by his family. He was 88.
In 1995, he was wrongly convicted of allowing the sale of drugs at the Point Inn in Quigley’s Point.
Mr Shortt, a father-of-five, was set up and framed by rogue Gardai for permitted the sale of ecstasy in the premises. The set-up was orchestrated by former Garda superintendent Kevin Lennon and former detective garda Noel McMahon.
He spent 27 months in Mountjoy Prison before being freed in 1998, but it was a further four years until his name was cleared in 2002.
In October 2005, the High Court awarded Mr Shortt €1.93m in damages for the miscarriage of justice he suffered.
The High Court also granted Mr Shortt his substantial legal costs.
After he appealed the award to the Supreme Court, Mr Shortt’s damages were doubled to more than €4.5m.
When Mr Shortt appealed his conviction in 2000, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) did not oppose and the Court of Criminal Appeal issued a certificate of innocence in 2002 when it declared a miscarriage of justice.
Members of the Inishowen Palestine Solidarity Campaign are among those who will take part in the Long March for Gaza on September 13, with the public urged to join in.
The open competition is welcoming both ladies and gents, with entry priced at €20 per person
Caithorleach of Letterkenny/Milford Municipal District, Ciaran Brogan, cutting the ribbon at the event
The ESB is working to remove a pole at the bottom of Convent Road
R. Mc Cullagh Jewellers on Letterkenny Main Street
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