Limerick mother's court action over proposed prison transfer of son's killer resolved

Action by Tracey Tully, mother of boxer Kevin Sheehy, aimed at preventing his killer Logan Jackson's transfer to UK prison resolved after minister for justice rescinded her sanctioning of Jackson's transfer

Mother of Irish Champion boxer Kevin Sheehy Tracey Tully will make fresh submissions to the minister regarding any renewed transfer application. File picture: Gareth Chaney/ Collins Photos

A High Court action brought by the mother of murdered boxer Kevin Sheehy aimed at preventing her son's killer from being transferred from an Irish prison to one in the UK has been resolved.

The action brought Tracey Tully, whose 20-year-old son was killed by Logan Jackson at Hyde Road Limerick, on July 1, 2019, was against the minister for justice.