Jailed father of arson victim Tadgh Farrell refused temporary release to attend son’s funeral

https://www.rte.ie/news/leinster/2025/1211/1548361-tadgh-farrell-funeral/

Posted by PoppedCork

16 Comments

  1. With the Edenderry investigation still wide open, I think it’s right that Tadhg’s father remains in prison for now. Gardaí are examining several possible motives, and keeping him in custody protects the integrity of the investigation and, realistically, his own safety.

  2. SalamanderWorking202 on

    Isnt the father the one who attacked someone in prison? This is why this all happened in the first place? Honestly drugs are a scourge, poor boy and woman were innocent 

  3. No sympathy. He has convictions to beat the band for serious crimes, involved in dealing heroin so he literally lives off of the misery of others, and a long history of not turning up in court at all. Maybe if you don’t choose a life of parasitism, you don’t go to prison, and don’t have to miss out on the lives you’d leave behind on the outside, with your little son growing up never really knowing you because you’re too much of a selfish scrote to clean up your act and stay around for him. And now it’s too late.
    So screw him.

  4. Has their been any reports about the boy’s mother? Or was he living full time with his grandmother and grandaunt?

  5. itakealotofnapszz on

    57 prior convictions.54 of them were committed while on Bail.Ten charges of drug possession with intent to supply.Our justice system is completely broken.

  6. That poor child was innocent and had nothing to do with what his father or his enemies had going on. This is just so fucking tragic and avoidable.

    If all drugs were legal then we wouldn’t have to witness this innocent child and women being killed.

    When are we going to realize that prohibition brings more harm than good?

  7. your-auld-fella on

    Poor child dumped wherever will take him every night and dead at 4 to junkies. 

    They’d want to build a huge drug free prison and sort all these scumbags out once and for all.  

  8. This SB is partly responsible for what happened to his son and aunt. Yes the attackers are mostly responsible for their callous actions but this is the life this guy chose. This is who he is, this is what he brings upon his loved ones. He should serve a long long sentence and reflect on what he has done.

    The SBs who done this also need to be taken down, they should be dismantled McCarthy Dundon style, they should not be able to move or breathe until they are found guilty and sent down.

    Sadly this is where we are as a country. Riddled with drugs, overrun with drugs gangs who have sunk to the deepest of depths, an impotent government and police force who struggle to keep control of the very obvious offenders. What a mess.