Alan Kelly denied leave to attend baby’s funeral
Alan Kelly (19) from O’Malley Park, who is currently on remand for threatening another man, was refused temporary release from Limerick Prison to attend the funeral of his son.
On Friday, the District Court rejected an emergency application for bail to allow Kelly to attend the baby’s funeral on compassionate grounds.
On the day Kelly was arrested, his girlfriend miscarried and it was hoped that Kelly could get a few hours out to attend the funeral.
Judge Tom O’Donnell told solicitor John Devane, representing Mr. Kelly, that he did not have the power to grant a temporary release as it was in the hands of the govenor of Limerick Prison.
The Prison authorities were also unable to release Kelly as he was on remand, and legally, they were unable to release him.
Mr. Devane, who is also running for the upcoming general election, has described the turn of events as “heartless.”