Limerick boxer's mother gets date to challenge killer's prison transfer 

High Court challenge taken by Kevin Sheehy’s mother, Tracey Tully, seeking to prevent man who murdered her son being transferred from Limerick Prison to one in England will be heard in October

Kevin Sheehy died in July 2019 after a jeep driven by Logan Jackson repeatedly drove over him. Picture: Seb Daly/Sportsfile

A High Court challenge aimed at preventing the man who murdered champion Limerick boxer Kevin Sheehy being transferred from Limerick Prison to one in England will be heard on October 6.

Mr Sheehy’s mother, Tracey Tully, won the right to challenge the decision by Justice Minister Helen McEntee last July.