Tipperary man released after spending 240 days in prison for defying home repossession

Owen Ryan claimed when he was arrested that he was 'brutally abducted', 'blinded by mace' and brought to court 'under duress' by gardaí

Owen Ryan was imprisoned in July for defying an injunction from finance company Mars Capital Finance DAC restraining him from taking over the property and has been held in Mountjoy Prison (pictured) since then. File picture

A Tipperary man who has spent around 240 days in jail for defying a court order for the possession of his home has been released by order of the High Court.

Owen Ryan, throughout numerous appearances before Mr Justice Brian Cregan, had previously refused to give an undertaking that he would not attempt to get back into the house at Moat Quarter, Kilfeacle, Tipperary.