Irish man loses appeal over sex-offence prison transfer

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An Irish man serving an indeterminate UK sentence for sexual offences lost his appeal at the Court of Appeal on 25 April 2018 over refusal of an Irish prison transfer.

The offences involved his daughter and step-daughter, while the Minister opposed transfer partly because the UK sentence was unknown in Irish law and the man denied committing them.

The three-judge court found the Minister’s reasons bona fide, factually sustainable and not unreasonable, affirming the High Court’s conclusion that the man had no arguable judicial-review grounds.