The Witness Joey O’Callaghan: 'I never felt so trapped in my life'

Kieran Cuddihy was joined on The Hard Shoulder by Joey O'Callaghan, who is the subject of the popular podcast ‘The Witness: In His Own Words with Nicola Tallant’

His testimony helped convict gangsters Brian Kenny, 50, and Thomas Hinchon, 40, for the murder of Jonathan O’Reilly outside Dublin’s Cloverhill Prison back in 2005 .

Joey O Callaghan today joins me in the studio to discuss his story and theCriminal Justice (Engagement of Children in Criminal Activity) Bill, which he hopes will protect young people from entering a life of crime.

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