Shane O'Farrell, a 23-year-old cyclist, was tragically killed in a hit-and-run incident in Monaghan in 2011. The driver, Zigimantas Gridziuska, had multiple criminal convictions and was on bail for various offences. Despite pleading guilty to multiple charges related to the accident, he never received a prison sentence due to an administrative error. O'Farrell's family has been advocating for a public inquiry to learn from the incident and address failures in bail laws, supported by local political representatives who stress the need for reform.
"If our bail laws are not adequate, that must be addressed," he said, while expressing his own desire to speak to Mr O'Callaghan directly over the coming days.
"I keep feeling that had any Government since 2011 established a public inquiry into that case, many of the lessons we need to learn in respect of bail law would be evident."
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