Sophie Toscan du Plantier's son recalls comment made by Dublin taxi driver after Ian Bailey's death

Pierre-Louis Baudey Vignaud, son of Sophie Toscan du Plantier, has recounted the moment a Dublin taxi driver spoke to him about the death of Ian Bailey.

On this Friday's episode of The Late Late Show, Patrick Kielty asked Mr Baudey Vignaud about the support he has received from the Irish community since his mother's killing, and whether or not it is easier now coming back to Ireland since Ian Bailey has died.

As this is his first trip to Ireland since Mr Bailey's death, Mr Baudey Vignaud recalled an interesting moment he had with a Dublin taxi driver who collected him from the airport to bring him to the RTÉ studios.

He was "an Irish man, an old guy, maybe he is watching The Late Late Show," began the Frenchman.

Without any chat during the drive, Mr Baudey Vignaud describes his last minute with the driver: "When I pay him, he [said], good for you, this b*stard passed away." This solidifies to the father-of-two that "everybody knows this story."

Ms Toscan du Plantier’s body was found on outside her home in Co Cork, on December 23, 1996, and Mr Bailey, who was the chief suspect, died on January 21, after a heart attack.

On the show this Friday, Mr Baudey Vignaud said: "It’s been now more than 27 years since my mother was murdered in Ireland."

Remembering how he heard the news of Ian Bailey's death, he said: "I saw some texts from journalists with the news and it was a shock for me. I have been fighting for 27 years and it’s like game over."

He now says he can find peace in Ireland, seeing his mother's Cork home as "her paradise" and somewhere he can bring her grandchildren and feel close to her, not as the place where her life was tragically taken.