Convicted killer seeks to serve his sentence in the Republic

Declan 'Whacker' Duffy is serving a life sentence in Maghaberry Prison for the murder of a British army sergeant in England

Declan 'Whacker' Duffy. File Picture

Convicted killer Declan ‘Whacker’ Duffy has brought a High Court challenge against the Minister for Justice’s refusal to allow him to be repatriated to the Republic of Ireland where he can serve out the remainder of his prison sentence.

Duffy, 47, is currently serving a life sentence in Maghaberry Prison in Lisburn in the North  for the murder of British army sergeant Michael Newman outside a recruitment office in Derby, England, in 1992 while a member of the Irish National Liberation Army (INLA). He was extradited from the Republic to the UK in 2020.