Killeen ‘won’t deal with prisoner issues’

UNDER-PRESSURE Junior Minister Tony Killeen last night promised to make no future representations for prisoners as it emerged his office had made two more interventions on behalf of a convicted murderer.

The storm around his office’s representations on behalf of murderer Chris Cooney intensified yesterday as it emerged that his office made a total of four representations on behalf of Cooney.

Earlier this week, it emerged that Mr Killeen’s office made two separate presentations in 2003 and 2005 seeking the early release of Cooney.