Gangster Brian ‘Tosser’ Meehan, who is serving life for the 1996 murder of hero crime journalist. Veronica Guerin, was recently granted a day outside the grounds of Shelton Abbey open prison in Arklow, Co Wicklow.
Meehan (55), who was moved to the relatively open facility last year, was brought to the Bridgewater Shopping Centre in Arklow earlier this month.
There, Meehan enjoyed several hours of freedom, roaming the shops and mingling with the public for the first time in 22 years.
