Joe Drennan, 21, was killed in a hit-and-run when motorist, Kieran Fogarty, ploughed into him as he waited for a bus
A public demonstration, calling on the Director of Public Prosecutions to appeal the terms of a sentence imposed on the killer of student journalist Joe Drennan, is to take place in Limerick City on Saturday.
Last week, Fogarty was sentenced to eight years in prison after he pleaded guilty to carrying out a drive-by shooting in an entirely separate incident. "Enough is enough - we demand justice for Joe Drennan and for the DPP to appeal the horrendous concurrent sentence his killer received," stated Ms Cantwell.
Tim and Marguerite Drennan said, that in their opinion, they had been treated "very badly" by the courts process. The DPP has between 28 and 56 days, from last Thursday when Fogarty was sentenced, in which to appeal the hit-and-run penalty.
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