TD: Murderer Peter Whelan should be locked up 'until 2025 at the earliest'

A TD has assured the grieving family of murdered Cork student Nichola Sweeney that their daughter's killer should remain locked up “until 2025 at the earliest” - once a new act takes force before the killer's parole hearing.

Jim O’Callaghan, Fianna Fáil's spokesman on Justice, said the Parole Act 2019 dictates that anyone given a life sentence must serve at least 12 years. He is now urging Justice Minister Charles Flanagan to quickly commence the act so it is in force before Peter Whelan's parole hearing next year.