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I’m more convinced than ever that Ian Bailey was innocent

Melissa Kite Melissa Kite
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EXPLORE THE ISSUE 12 April 2025
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Over coffee in a seafood restaurant in the harbour, I talked with the most notorious accused man in Ireland and, I have to say, I liked him and thought he was most likely innocent.

It was shortly before Ian Bailey died of a heart attack in January 2024, and I had just moved to West Cork.

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