After surgery in 2017, he applied for temporary release from Cork Prison to facilitate radiation and chemotherapy. It was claimed there was a reduced risk of infection to Heaphy if he was allowed a period of temporary release. Heaphy later brought High Court judicial review proceedings, seeking temporary release for the duration of his chemotherapy and radiotherapy. His findings could have implications for other prisoners in ill health seeking temporary release, he noted. Notwithstanding this, the issue raised in the case may not just affect his client in the future but prisoners generally who apply for temporary release on grounds of ill health, Mr Halleron said.

Source: The Irish Times April 12, 2019 15:00 UTC