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O'Farrell family to meet TDs and senators to discuss bail laws

Jul 6, 2026 10:38
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O'Farrell family to meet TDs and senators to discuss bail laws

The Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan issued an public apology to the O'Farrell family in the Dáil last year.

The parents of Shane O’Farrell who was killed in a hit-and-run in Co Monaghan will meet with TDs and senators tomorrow to discuss bail laws.

The 23-year-old law graduate died after being being knocked down while cycling outside Carrickmacross in August of 2011, by a man who was a repeat offender on bail.

The driver of the car Zigimantas Gridziuska should have been in custody at the time of the killing.

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The Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan issued an public apology to the O'Farrell family in the Dáil last year after years of campaigning for information surrounding the death of the young Co Monaghan man.

According to the Irish Independent, Mr O’Farrell’s parents, Lucia and Jim, will appear before the Oireachtas justice committee tomorrow afternoon.

Representatives from the Bar of Ireland, the Law Society of Ireland and the Irish Penal Reform Trust will also attend the meeting.

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