Prison Service blunder sees man released early

A prisoner enjoyed more than a month of freedom because of a blunder by prison officers who last month ignored his advice that they were sending him home almost a year too soon.

Kevin Walsh, 24, was released from his 18-month sentence in February because of a mistake on the paperwork setting out his term behind bars.

At the time he pointed out that he should be locked up for longer, but he was still allowed to walk out of Cloverhill.