Family of hit-and-run victim Shane O'Farrell 'happy' with new report on bail laws

From left: Hannah , Jim, Lucia, Gemma , Aimee and Pia O’Farrell arriving at Leinster House to hear an apology in the Dáil in May. Picture: Sam Boal/Collins

The mother of hit-and-run victim Shane O’Farrell says her son would still be alive if existing bail legislation had been implemented.

Lucia O’Farrell has welcomed a new raft of recommendations made in a report on the efficacy of Irish bail laws, which was published by the Department of Justice.