Dublin businessman Richard O'Halloran has arrived back in Ireland today, after being blocked from leaving China for three years.
He flew out of the country yesterday, after his exit ban was finally lifted.
It was put in place because his airline leasing company was in dispute with Chinese authorities.
Dublin MEP Barry Andrews says he's being reunited with his family in south Dublin today:
"It's just such an enormous relief. It's been a roller coaster for Tara his wife and his four children who have been denied his company for the last three years. And I'm so delighted for him and for all the people that have been working on his behalf. But there are serious political questions which now have to be looked at in terms of relations with China going into the future."
Thank you everyone for all your support. We are so unbelievably happy to have him back… pic.twitter.com/HCvehlOw7n
— Tara O’Halloran (@tara_ohalloran) January 29, 2022
