Andrew Carey
andrew@limerickpost.ie
JEFFREY Hannan was murdered six years ago when he was beaten to death yards from his home in Southill and, despite the arrest of over two dozen people, his murder remains unsolved.
On December 13, Jeffrey’s father Alan, will join thousands of people in a “Justice 4 All” protest outside Henry Street Garda Station to highlight their lack of confidence in the Garda investigations of unsolved murders.
“I know what happened to my son, I know who did it and I am sure the Gardai know too, but I am constantly told that something is being done and the case is being looked at every week. There’s no justice for Jeffrey because we are not getting any satisfaction”, he explained.
Justice 4 All held a protest outside Tullamore Garda Station in recent weeks and when Alan heard about the event, he was among those who travelled from around the country to voice their concerns.
Four TDs attended the event and declared that they are working to seek justice for victims of the lrish legal justice system.
“I’d say it’s a cold case at this stage as the gardaí never ring me back when they say the will,” Mr Hannan said.
It is six years since the body of the 19-year-old father-of-two was found just yards from his family home at O’Malley Park in the early hours of November 22, 2007.
As part of the investigation, 20 people were arrested but no one has been charged in relation to his death.
Detectives at Roxboro Garda Station have described the case as being a “complex and detailed inquiry” but Alan Hannan says that this has done little to ease the pain that is still with him and his family.
On the sixth anniversary of his son’s death, Alan Hannan took to Limerick‘s streets with over 1,000 posters to advertise the march and protest scheduled for December 13 next. He says that the time since Jeffrey’s death have been a “complete nightmare” as his young daughter grows up without a father.
Jeffrey Hannan had only returned home from England and was out socialising on the night he was violently beaten to death.
As the family renewed appeals for fresh information, Alan Hannan said he even contacted Justice Minister Alan Shatter and he asked Roxboro gardai to send up the file to him.
“There have to be people in Southill who know about what happened that night because I lived up there for 20 years and everytime I went out to work in the morning and something happened overnight I knew about it before anyone else.
“All we want is justice”, he said.
Alan was featured speaking about the murder of his son on RTE‘s Prime time.
The Justice 4 All event is scheduled for this Friday, December 13 between noon and 4pm.
