Govt to loan €17,000 to help secure release of Colombia Three

The Government has reportedly agreed to loan €17,000 to the so-called Colombia Three to help secure their release from a Colombian jail.

James Monaghan, Martin McCauley and Niall Connolly were acquitted on Monday of training anti-government rebels in the South American country, but were convicted of travelling on false passports and sentenced to between 26 and 44 months in prison.