Ian Bailey publishes poems as French seek arrest warrant

Ian Bailey has admitted that his situation is “perilous” after French authorities lodged an application for a fresh European arrest warrant in their latest bid to have him extradited to face a murder indictment linked to the death of Sophie Toscan du Plantier.

Mr Bailey revealed that in addition to a preliminary court hearing this Monday on that new application for an arrest warrant, he will also be publishing a book of poetry, much of it written in the years just after he arrived in Ireland and before his “life was turned upside down” following Ms du Plantier’s death in 1997.

In a wide-ranging conversation Mr Bailey also said that the book includes a new poem he has dedicated to his solicitor, Frank Buttimer, and that he is working on a number of documentaries, including one with Oscar-nominated director Jim Sheridan.