John Sweetman
speaker
14,352 appearances
33 recordings
2 series
first heard Dec 2025
last heard 4d ago
John Sweetman’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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As the years went on, Gallagher continued to watch developments from across the border.
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By twenty twelve, five years had passed since the new review system had come into operation.
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Gallagher knew two things.
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First, politicians no longer controlled decisions relating to his case because
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Second, the psychiatrists and medical teams who had monitored him for years had consistently maintained that he was sane and posed no threat to the public.
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He began to calculate.
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Twelve years had passed since he had disappeared on his yellow Yamaha motorcycle.
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He had remained beyond the reach of the authorities.
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But now, for the first time, returning carried far less risk than staying away.
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In may twenty twelve, Gallagher made his move.
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Crossing the border, he presented himself at the Central Mental Hospital and surrendered himself into their custody.
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It was a gamble.
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He was betting that the mental health review board would conclude that he was no longer mentally ill, no longer dangerous, and no longer subject to detention.
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For the Gillespie family, the news came as another devastating blow.
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It was only through media reports that Gardy and Dunnegal first learned Gallagher had returned to Ireland.
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And only through these local guardi did the Gillespie family discover that the man who had killed Anne and Annie was once again in state care.
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The circumstances prompted an apology from the Minister for Justice, but at the same time, Garda Commissioner Martin Callanan announced that the original file would be re examined.
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Six weeks later, Gallagher's gamble paid off.
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The mental health review board concluded that he was sane.
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It further found that he posed no danger to himself or to the public.
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