Eamonn Lillis, who was jailed in 2010 for killing his wife Celine Cawley, at their Dublin home, has been released from Wheatfield prison this morning.
Mr Lillis emerged from a door in the prison complex at 9.40am and got into a waiting taxi, which brought him to Dublin Airport.
He was dressed in black trousers and a grey top and carried with him one small bag.
As the taxi was leaving through the prison gate, Mr Lillis was sitting upright in the back seat with his seat belt on.
He made no effort to conceal his face from waiting photographers and journalists.
Lillis arrived at Dublin airport and has now gone thru departure gates #rtenews pic.twitter.com/0laaWzCa07
— Joe Mag Raollaigh (@joemagraollaigh) April 11, 2015The Prison Service does not normally release prisoners at the weekend, so the 57-year-old was supposed to be let out yesterday, a day early.
However, Lillis refused to leave, reportedly because of the large media presence outside the prison.
Mr Lillis left jail today after serving five years and about two months for killing Ms Cawley,
He was originally sentenced to six years and 11 months but is entitled to 25% remission on the sentence for good behaviour.
