JUSTICE MINISTER ASKED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR FACTS SURROUNDING GERALD BARRY BAIL RELEASE

Date Published: 25-Jul-2009

The Minister for Justice is being asked to take full responsibility for establishing the facts surrounding Gerald Barry bail release prior to Manuela Riedo murder.Gerald Barry, who is serving a life sentence for the murder of Manuela in Galway city in October 2007, was yesterday given two further life sentences for the rape of a 21 year old french studentThe 29 year old, with an address in Rosan Glas Rahoon, raped the student near a GAA pitch in Mervue on August 16 2007Days after raping the French student Barry was in court in Galway on a seperate assault charge involving his former partner, and despite objections by gardaí he was released on bail. Seven weeks later he murdered 17-year-old Swiss student Manuel Riedo on the outskirts of Galway CityGalway Senator Fidelma Healy Eames says she wants the Minister for Justice to look seriously at the circumstances surrounding Gerald Barry's baIl release...