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Family still seeking justice for son’s death in hit and run

Shane O’ Farrell was 23 years old when he was killed in a hit and run incident while out cyclin...

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16.42 21 Mar 2025


Family still seeking justice for son’s death in hit and run


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Shane O’ Farrell was 23 years old when he was killed in a hit and run incident while out cycling in Carrickmacross back in 2011. The driver of the car had previous convictions, and a court ruling meant that he should have been in prison at the time.

For a long time Shane’s family have been campaigning for a public inquiry into the circumstances around what happened and today they met with the Minister for Justice, Jim O’ Callaghan about this...

Shane’s parents, Lucia and Jim O’Farrell, join Kieran to discuss.


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