Sex offending retired surgeon released from prison after three years 

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89-year-old retired surgeon Michael Shine, who was jailed for sexually assaulting seven boys, was released from Midlands Prison at 10.30am on Wednesday morning. Picture: Collins Courts

Convicted sex offender and retired surgeon Michael Shine has been released from the prison having served three years behind bars for the sexual assault of seven boys. The 89-year-old was released from Midlands Prison at 10.30am on Wednesday morning.

On his release, Shine was driven away from prison by a waiting vehicle which had been allowed to get in behind the prison gate, an apparent break in normal procedures. The Irish Prison Service said it does not comment on individual prisoner cases.