Health before politics for O’Sullivan

RETIRED detective garda Ben O’Sullivan revealed yesterday he deliberately kept away from the controversy surrounding the possible early releases of the IRA members who killed his colleague, Detective Garda Jerry McCabe.

“My health was more important to me than embarking on political issues,” said Mr O’Sullivan, who was seriously injured in the gun attack.

“It was something I was wise enough to realise I could not handle, either mentally or emotionally, and I continued on my recovery,” he said, suggesting he did not allow issues such as the early release of the killers to affect his progress to good health.