Mother of murdered Limerick boxer gets permission to challenge killer's prison transfer

Kevin Sheehy, an Irish champion boxer, died after being repeatedly struck by a vehicle driven by Logan Jackson

Tracey Tully (left) with her husband Kevin Sheehy Snr. Ms Tully had sought permission to bring a High Court judicial review proceedings against the decision by the Minister for Justice to sanction the proposed transfer. File picture: Collins Courts

The mother of murdered boxer Kevin Sheehy has been given the green light by the High Court to bring a challenge aimed at preventing her son's killer from being transferred from an Irish prison to one in the UK.

Tracey Tully, whose 20-year-old son was killed at Hyde Road Limerick on July 1, 2019, had sought permission to bring a High Court judicial review proceedings against the decision by the Minister for Justice to sanction the proposed transfer.