A man jailed for the murder of Veronica Guerin has applied to have his conviction declared a miscarriage of justice.

Brian Meehan (47) from Crumlin in Dublin is serving a life sentence following his conviction in July 1999 for the murder of the journalist in 1996.

It followed a 31-day trial before the non-jury Special Criminal Court.

His application hinges on what his legal team alleges is new evidence that emerged in the course of the 2001 Special Criminal Court trial of John Gilligan.

Mr Justice George Birmingham fixed November 19th and 20th for the hearing of Meehan's application.