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| IRA garda killer freed from jail | |
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| One of four men jailed in connection with the killing of Garda Jerry McCabe has been released from prison. | |
| Michael O'Neill was imprisoned in Castlerea Prison along with Pearse McAuley, Kevin Walsh and Jeremiah Sheehy in 1999 on manslaughter charges. | Michael O'Neill was imprisoned in Castlerea Prison along with Pearse McAuley, Kevin Walsh and Jeremiah Sheehy in 1999 on manslaughter charges. |
| Garda McCabe was shot 14 times during a bungled IRA robbery in Adare, County Limerick, in 1996. | |
| His widow Ann told the BBC News website it was "too soon" to speak about the release. | His widow Ann told the BBC News website it was "too soon" to speak about the release. |
| O'Neill and his co-accused also received concurrent terms over charges of maliciously wounding of Garda McCabe's colleague, Ben O'Sullivan. | O'Neill and his co-accused also received concurrent terms over charges of maliciously wounding of Garda McCabe's colleague, Ben O'Sullivan. |
| The first of the quartet to be released was involved in the preparation of the raid but did not fire the fatal shots. | The first of the quartet to be released was involved in the preparation of the raid but did not fire the fatal shots. |
| This is obviously a very difficult time for Ann Reatha Hassan | This is obviously a very difficult time for Ann Reatha Hassan |
| He has been given a standard remission of 25% for good behaviour off his 11-year sentence. | He has been given a standard remission of 25% for good behaviour off his 11-year sentence. |
| Reatha Hassan of County Armagh vicitms' group SAVER/NAVER, who got to know Mrs McCabe through her work with the Irish Peace Institute said: "This is obviously a very difficult time for Ann. | Reatha Hassan of County Armagh vicitms' group SAVER/NAVER, who got to know Mrs McCabe through her work with the Irish Peace Institute said: "This is obviously a very difficult time for Ann. |
| "She has been a great friend to our group and she's in our thoughts and prayers." | "She has been a great friend to our group and she's in our thoughts and prayers." |
| In 2004, Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams revealed that Garda McCabe's killers were to have been released the previous year, as part of a deal to restore Northern Ireland's power-sharing executive. | In 2004, Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams revealed that Garda McCabe's killers were to have been released the previous year, as part of a deal to restore Northern Ireland's power-sharing executive. |
| Speaking at the time, Mr Adams said: "Release of the Castlerea prisoners was part of an agreed sequence of statements and actions." | Speaking at the time, Mr Adams said: "Release of the Castlerea prisoners was part of an agreed sequence of statements and actions." |
| Republicans have long argued that O'Neill, McAuley, Walsh and Sheehy should have been released under the Good Friday Agreement. | Republicans have long argued that O'Neill, McAuley, Walsh and Sheehy should have been released under the Good Friday Agreement. |