Flood of protests at Murphy release

AHEAD of the expected freeing of rapist Larry Murphy there have been calls for sex offenders who shun therapy to be denied early release from jail.

The notorious sexoffender is set to walk free from prison this week having served 10½ years of a 15-year sentence for the brutal rape of a woman in the Wicklow mountains.

Gardaí have indicated he will be kept under close surveillance, but some reports point to Murphy leaving the country once he is freed.