‘I thought I was doing the right thing in the eyes of the law’

LAST MONTH, a 49-year-old Limerick man settled a case he took against the State and number of its agencies, including the gardaí and the DPP. The settlement is believed to be a six-figure sum.

Mr A, whose real identity cannot be released because of threats to his life, claimed the various arms of state had forced him to flee the country, had endangered his life, and caused him ongoing psychological trauma. He now lives abroad, and returns to his native Limerick only occasionally, mainly to visit his mother’s grave.

Writing to his solicitor last year, from the European country where he now lives, he gave a flavour of his current station.