Sister of Bernard Phelan says he is 'going blind' due to lack of medical care in Iranian prison

Travel consultant Bernard Phelan, from Clonmel, Co Tipperary, who is currently in an Iranian jail. Photo courtesy of his sister Caroline Massé Phelan.

The sister of an Irish man detained in a prison in Iran is calling upon the public to sign a petition for his release as his physical state is in decline.

Bernard Phelan was arrested last October while travelling in Iran as a tourism consultant.