Pressure urged to get Irish trio free

THE Government has been urged to put fresh pressure on the Colombian authorities to secure the return home of three Irishmen released from prison on Tuesday.

The trio, Niall Connolly, Martin McCauley and James Monaghan, who were acquitted of training left wing guerillas in bomb-making techniques, still fear for their lives following their release.

Catriona Ruane, the high profile head of the Bring Them Home campaign, said the three were safe, but she added: “Their security is the fact that they are in an undisclosed location.”