Joshua Molloy is on his way home to Ireland after being released from prison in Iraq, where he had been since his arrest earlier this month.
Molloy, a 24-year-old from County Laois, had been fighting against ISIS when he was arrested by Kurdish authorities in Iraq for illegally crossing into the country from Syria.
He was taken into custody along with two British citizens.
However, Minister for Foreign Affairs Charlie Flanagan has confirmed that he has now been freed.
“I would like to thank all those who helped to make this early release happen.
“My department will continue to provide consular assistance in this case,” he added.
Joshua was being held in Erbil along with Jac Holmes, a former IT worker from Bournemouth and Joe Ackerman, a former British soldier from Halifax. British diplomats had spent the last week trying to secure their freedom.
“We are all delighted here. We are jumping with joy to know that he is out,” Joshua’s father Declan Molloy said.
“You know that Christmas morning feeling, it’s a bit like that, when you find your most sought-after present under the tree, the dream present. That’s how we feel.”
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