One year ago today

One year ago today The Garda Ombudsman published their report.

https://www.gardaombudsman.ie/news-room/archive/report-following-a-complaint-made-by-mr-henry-mccourt-nephew-of-the-late-fr-niall-molloy-who-died-on-the-8th-of-july-1985-in-clara-county-offaly/

 

As is usual with our justice system there has been no reaction to it. The Garda Commissioner has not made any public statement as to it’s findings. Charlie Flanagan has dismissed us in the same fashion as Frances Fitzgerad did.

It is really not good enough.

On this day in 1985

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fr Niall Molloy

On this day in 1985 my family got a phone call to say that Niall was dead. I was initially told that it was an accident. I thought Niall, a keen horseman, must have had a fall from a horse.

In the next phone call that  I was informed that it was not an accident …there was a lot of blood at the scene. Rumours started to circulate, some of them I believe were deliberately started in order to cover up what actually happened.

The full truth of what happened that night has never been made public.

This week-end in 1985

Photograph of Fr Niall at a wedding in his Parish on Saturday 6th July 1985. He was attacked and beaten within 36 hours of this photograph being taken. He was left to die for a number of hours before Gardai were called to the scene despite the fact that there were medical people present when the attack happened.