PRC-UTE
25th December 2004, 01:19
Border Fox let out of prison for Christmas (http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/story.jsp?story=595981)
But Garda McCabe killers to stay inside
By Tom Brady
24 December 2004
Border Fox Dessie O'Hare is among those being granted Christmas parole by the prison authorities in the Republic.
However, the four IRA men convicted of killing Detective Garda Jerry McCabe will spend the festive season in their bungalow complex within the grounds of Castlerea jail.
Other notorious prisoners, including killer Malcolm Macarthur, are also excluded from the group of 294 prisoners being let out on temporary release for periods ranging from a few hours to 10 days.
Announcing the parole figures yesterday, Justice Minister Michael McDowell said the group accounted for under 9% of the prisoner population and was a small reduction on the 307 released last year.
He said many of the prisoners being let out were nearing the end of their sentences, while others were serving relatively short sentences.
All releases are subject to stringent conditions and anybody who breaks the conditions may be arrested and returned immediately to jail by the gardai.
The inclusion of the former INLA leader Dessie O'Hare for six days' release is not a surprise, as he is expected to be permanently release from jail next year.
He was also out on temporary release from Castlerea prison last month and had been granted another spell out in July.
O'Hare was sentenced to 40 years' imprisonment for leading the INLA gang which kidnapped Dublin dentist John O'Grady in 1987 and he was a prime suspect for an estimated 27 murders.
The killers of Garda Jerry McCabe - Kevin Walsh Pearse McAuley, Jeremiah Sheehy, and Michael O'Neill - have been let out of jail in the past for limited periods of temporary release but have consistently been denied Christmas parole.
Also remaining locked up is Malcolm Macarthur, who is serving a life sentence for the murder of nurse Bridie Gargan in the Phoenix Park in Dublin in 1982.
A review of his case earlier this year recommended that he should not be allowed temporary release.
And former soldier Michael McAleavey, who was convicted of shooting dead three army colleagues in south Lebanon in 1982, will also stay behind bars
But Garda McCabe killers to stay inside
By Tom Brady
24 December 2004
Border Fox Dessie O'Hare is among those being granted Christmas parole by the prison authorities in the Republic.
However, the four IRA men convicted of killing Detective Garda Jerry McCabe will spend the festive season in their bungalow complex within the grounds of Castlerea jail.
Other notorious prisoners, including killer Malcolm Macarthur, are also excluded from the group of 294 prisoners being let out on temporary release for periods ranging from a few hours to 10 days.
Announcing the parole figures yesterday, Justice Minister Michael McDowell said the group accounted for under 9% of the prisoner population and was a small reduction on the 307 released last year.
He said many of the prisoners being let out were nearing the end of their sentences, while others were serving relatively short sentences.
All releases are subject to stringent conditions and anybody who breaks the conditions may be arrested and returned immediately to jail by the gardai.
The inclusion of the former INLA leader Dessie O'Hare for six days' release is not a surprise, as he is expected to be permanently release from jail next year.
He was also out on temporary release from Castlerea prison last month and had been granted another spell out in July.
O'Hare was sentenced to 40 years' imprisonment for leading the INLA gang which kidnapped Dublin dentist John O'Grady in 1987 and he was a prime suspect for an estimated 27 murders.
The killers of Garda Jerry McCabe - Kevin Walsh Pearse McAuley, Jeremiah Sheehy, and Michael O'Neill - have been let out of jail in the past for limited periods of temporary release but have consistently been denied Christmas parole.
Also remaining locked up is Malcolm Macarthur, who is serving a life sentence for the murder of nurse Bridie Gargan in the Phoenix Park in Dublin in 1982.
A review of his case earlier this year recommended that he should not be allowed temporary release.
And former soldier Michael McAleavey, who was convicted of shooting dead three army colleagues in south Lebanon in 1982, will also stay behind bars