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Tue 05 May 2004Man in Anabel case granted bail by appeal courtA Dublin man who was due to begin serving a nine-month sentence next Monday for violent disorder, which arose from incidents outside Dublin's Burlington Hotel during which student Brian Murphy died, has secured bail from the Court of Criminal Appeal (CCA).In granting bail yesterday to Desmond Ryan (23), of Cunningham Road, Dalkey, Mr Justice Hardiman, presiding, remarked that Ryan was raising substantial issues of law, and the appeal court believed there was a "strong chance" of a successful appeal.