Rapist, 76, succeeds in challenge to law stopping state pension payments to prisoners

A jailed rapist has won his Supreme Court challenge to the constitutionality of a law stopping payment of the State’s contributory old age pension to prisoners from the date of their imprisonment, reports Ann O’Loughlin.

A jailed rapist has won his Supreme Court challenge to the constitutionality of a law stopping payment of the State’s contributory old age pension to prisoners from the date of their imprisonment,  reports Ann O’Loughlin.

While concluding the law is unconstitutional, the five judge court has deferred final orders in the case to late this year after indicating there may be a legislative solution.