Man jailed in Ireland's first coercive control case allowed to return despite Garda objections

As part of his release conditions, Kevin Dunleavy was to live and work in Dublin with his uncle, but that is now not possible as a result of the collapse of his uncle's business due to Covid.

Kevin Dunleavy was given a 21-month prison sentence after pleading guilty to harassing ex-partner Caoimhe Crossan when he bombarded her with almost 6,000 phone calls in just a three-month period in 2019. File photo: North West Newspix

A man jailed over Ireland's first case of coercive control is to be allowed to return to Donegal after a court ruled that he has nowhere else to live.

Kevin Dunleavy was given a 21-month prison sentence after pleading guilty to harassing ex-partner Caoimhe Crossan when he bombarded her with almost 6,000 phone calls in just a three-month period in 2019.