‘A life sentence should mean life’: Sister of murder victim Siobhán Kearney speaks out

The Deirdre O'Shaughnessy Podcast hears from Siobhán Kearney’s sister, who questions parole rules and the lasting impact of her murder

Family of murder victim Siobhán Kearney calls for tougher parole rules

Thirty-eight-year-old Siobhán Kearney was killed by her husband Brian in 2006 as she was planning to leave their marriage.

Siobhán, a chef, hotelier, and mother of one, had been planning to leave Brian Kearney and was keeping a record of his controlling and abusive behaviour on the advice of her solicitor.