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SHARON COLLINS HAS been released from prison, TheJournal.ie understands.
After serving three years and nine months of her six-year-sentence, the woman known as ‘Lying Eyes’ has been released from Mountjoy Prison.
The Clare woman was jailed on 28 November 2008 for soliciting a man to kill her wealthy partner and his sons. The 48-year-old was found guilty of both soliciting hitman Essam Eid to kill PJ Howard and his two sons, and of conspiracy to kill the three men.
Late last year, she lost an appeal against the conviction with the court rejecting all 23 grounds of her case.
Although she was not due for release until March 2013 (when the 25 per cent remission for good behaviour would kick in), it is understood that Collins has left the Dóchas Centre on temporary release, under certain conditions.
The Irish Prison Service says that a number of factors are taken into account in considering the suitability of a prisoner for temporary release. These include the potential threat to the public, the person’s criminal record, the risk of re-offending and whether the prisoner will comply with conditions of release, as well as conduct while in custody.
Collins made headlines when she first entered the prison after it was reported she struck up a friendship with another high-profile inmate, the so-called Black Widow Catherine Nevin.
Collins has previously said that she will not return to Ennis after being freed from prison. In a statement released through her solicitor Patrick Moylan, she said that returning to her home town would not be feasible because of media intrusion.
The Irish Prison Service had no comment to make after inquiries were made by TheJournal.ie this morning. Her solicitors office was also unavailable for comment.
The 48-year-old is expected to spend some time with a close relative as she decides what to do next.
€30 for a haircut!
@Aideen Pollard: how much do women spend on haircuts?
@Aideen Pollard:
It IS a southside haircut.
Mine costs a tenner
@Aideen Pollard: and €20 for a puncture!
@Aideen Pollard: €100 on gloves…..GLOVES!!
@RogerRamjet: and 10 euro for a taxi when he lives in rathmines which is less than a 20min walk from town.
@Aideen Pollard: Must have been at Sams, only place that charges 30!
@brian oconnell: G.Male!
You’ll learn lad. You’re spending too much money and not planning for the future.
You’ve an excellent salary & you’re blowing a huge percentage of it.
You should be able to cut your discretionary spending In half without noticing at your rate and be able to save that balance.
Saving €800 a month on €75k a year is pitiful.
@sequoia: god your a dry shape
@sequoia: god your a dull motherfupper
@sequoia: god your a dull
@sequoia: god, hate to be married or end up married to you.
@sequoia: for the love of god, there is a thing called FUN!
@Micko: Come back when you’re sober
@Micko: you alright there pal? Few valium wouldn’t go astray.
@sequoia: He doesn’t realise he could be set for life if he managed his money right. As in multi millionaire come retirement.
If you could put an old head on young shoulders.
Check out a guy called Dave Ramsey on you tube. Take his advice .
@Micko:
Sure kid. Whatever gets you through the night.
@Micko: well Micko, you must be exhausted from delivering all his food. Bless.
I wish I got as much sleep as this lad
Not a penny into your pension looking at your numbers. Deferred income buddy, worth it’s weight if done right. You should rethink your strategy, being a data analyst and all.
@iohanx: have you seen what his job gives him. They definitely have a decent pension there.
@Ali Ní Dhomhnaill: more likely no pension
You sound like good craic I have to say, and don’t take things seriously.
Nothing at all wrong with it, you seem happy out – best of luck
How about doing a story about someone living on the minimum wage or someone living in the west of Ireland that’s not galway that would be great
@Ronan fowley: I live in Mayo, I’m on the dole and I’m stone broke. Ask me anything…
@Tweety McTweeter: Question 1. How come you are on the dole? What sort of job have you tried to look for?
@Tweety McTweeter: Question 2. What retraining have you taken to obtain a job?
@John Horan: Ahh forget it. Didn’t realise it would be like the Spanish Inquisition
@Tweety McTweeter: Q3. Is there still people in mayo thinking this could be their year.
@ooh ahh: Reckon they have more chance of Sam 2018 than 2019 ;-)
@Tweety McTweeter: Leo still has his stooges about from his time in Social ‘Protection’ out looking to rat ppl out Tweety. Say nothin!
@Tweety McTweeter: you said ask me anything?!?!?!
Fair play to this lad in many ways, but as a data analyst, he could analyse his own data a bit more. He says transport costs are zero since work pays for public transport, but yet he owns a car too…And even put 20 quid petrol into it in the week he’s writing about? So why isn’t there a figure for car running costs and maintenance in his monthly outgoings?
After reading these diaries for weeks now, I have come to the conclusion that the sole purpose of 50% of them is marketing orientated. 50% seem to plug products/apps/whatever else they may throw in and the rest just seems unrealistic to me. Disappointing.
@Laura Byrne: What products have you seen being plugged in this series? Any examples…
@Peter Heylin: I got the useful advice to boil eggs in the kettle at work at least…
Long hours, take aways and pints. I wouldn’t worry about having to pay back the mortgage!
This lad lives in D6 has all his transport paid off and has a car.
Get rid of the car and you will save thousands per year.
Your welcome
It’s a 100 euro on the joint account so nothing from me
You do remember you pay into the joint account?
Makes the analysis pointless, pretending your not spending as much as you are
@Nicholas Kelly: joint account payment is a seperate bank account so hes not including it in his personal deductions…..not exactly rocket science
Sounds like an ad for deliveroo
Two free tickets for the Ireland v New Zealand match. It is good for some!
Sure glad I’m not employing you
@Angus Stening: why? Horrible thing to say.
@Angus Stening: why?
@Angus Stening: it’s the most interesting account I’ve read so far. He sounds like a great asset to an office, can’t understand your comment ?
Nice gig, plenty of perks, decent social life.
Crikey this could be me if I didn’t have 4 kids!!
Absolutely f@@king love this guy!
“It’s €16.30 on the joint account, so €0 from me” haha… Interesting scheme, incredible what else could be saved with a few tweaks here and there, however I guess different strokes for different folks.
=)
@Joe Knows: think I’ll start throwing €500 a week into the joint account here. Then I’ll get nearly everything for ‘free’.
I loved that read . Gew on ya good thing. 2400 a year on gym. Brilliant. Mans gotta do ………
This is laughable. I accept his point about not stopping life to save. Fine. Two hundred a month for CrossFit ? Join a gym for forty. Ditch the coffees at three euro a pop, another joke. Taxis instead of a few minute walk! Unless your parents have money to throw you for a deposit , you’re going to be in the f*cked position a lot of people are now !
@Shane Murphy: one of my luxuries is spending similar amount on crossfit style program. Commercial gyms are boring and unsimulating so I eventually pack in in. You can’t put a price on your health.
“30 from the joint account, so that’s nothing from me” … (“.
Sounds like a terrible data analyst with a drink problem.
Is it just me or does he sound like a real peach of a boyfriend
@Amanda Baker: Sounds like a Fionn to me. I bet he wears shoes with no socks and rolls up his jeans.
Amanda, you seem keen!
30 quid for a haircut is outrageous. If I want a decent one its 17, if I just want it cut it’s 13.
29 on 74,000 is this for real
Is it just me or does he sound like a real peach of a boyfriend
Is it just me or is this guy a reall peach of a boyfriend
@Amanda Baker: You’re keen
Is it just me or is this guy a reall peach of a boyfriend
I bet Friday felt a bit like this: https://youtu.be/kfchvCyHmsc
I wouldn’t worry though, it was Friday after all
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