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“Today Tonight” on Fr Niall Molloy 1986

March 14, 2016 by Bill Maher in Fr Niall Molloy, Irish Justice, Justice, unsolved murder and tagged alan dukes, billy molloy, Brian Farrell, Fr. Niall Molloy, gene Kerrigan, ian maher, Today Tonight | Leave a comment

 

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Who did call the Doctor for Fr. Molloy ?

February 16, 2016 by Bill Maher in Fr Niall Molloy, Irish Justice, Justice, unsolved murder and tagged Bill Maher, david flynn, Dr Dan O'Sullivan, Father Molloy. @MolloyCampaign, Fr Molloy, Fr. Niall Molloy, ian maher, richard flynn | Leave a comment

Dr O’Sullivan from Kilbeggan was the Dr. who was called to Kilcoursey House to attend to Niall on the night of his terrible death. There is no doubt that O’Sullivan was in the house that night BUT there seems to be a lot of confusion as to who actually called him.

 

Within a week of Niall’s death my late brother Ian Maher called to see Dr Dan O’Sullivan in his home. Dr O’Sullivan was the Flynn family doctor and  was a friend of the family as well as Niall.In an interview with a reporter at the time Ian said ” Dr. Dan told me the first thing he knew was at about 1.15a.m., and this is very vivid in my mind, he said that he had forgotten to switch the telephone from the surgery up to the bedroom and at about a quarter past one – he was very specific about that -the front door was hammered on very loudly. It was David” recalled Ian Maher

” I didn’t know who David was even at this stage”

Ian then went to the Tyrellspass Hotel and I spoke to him on the phone. He told me about his conversation with the Dr. and asked me if I knew who David Flynn was. I had not heard of him before that night.

In the interview Ian continued “Then I rang the Gardai.  I rang   Garda Michael Fox  and told him about my conversation with Dr. Dan. And he said ” Say that again.” Ian replied ” the first person to call to Dr O’Sullivan’s house was David.’ Ian asked him who David was and he said ‘that’s Richard Flynn’s son.’

At the Inquest Dr O’Sullivan denied that he had told Ian Maher that David Flynn had called him that night. He said that when he opened the door that night Fr. Deignan was there with one of the Flynn daughters. It was about 1:50 am

FROM THE INQUEST

183. Was David Flynn at the door ?

 – No

184. Didn’t you tell Ian Maher that David Flynn was the first one who woke you up ?

 – No.

10.2.4 Report of Dominic McGinn     Page 64

” He ( David Flynn ) insisted that it was his father who called Dr, O’Sullivan to the scene “

 

At about 2:00am I was called by Fr Duignan and Miss Zanda Flynn, Clara, and  asked to come to Miss Flynn’s home at Clara to attend Father Molloy. She said that he was dead——————— Dr O’Sullivan, Statement

The Gardai never picked up on these contradictions. Nor have Journalists who have gone through all the papers as I have. My late brother Ian was NEVER called as a witness despite all the valuable information he gave to the Gardai. There is no statement from him in the Book of Evidence. Why was he excluded ?

SO WHO DID CALL THE DOCTOR THAT NIGHT ?

 

 

 

There are other major contradictions in the statements from various witnesses. None of which seem to have been examined in any detail. I will be posting more in the coming days.

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Fr Niall Molloy ” He was slaughtered ” – according to local Garda.

February 10, 2016 by Bill Maher in Fr Niall Molloy, Irish Justice, unsolved murder and tagged Clara, Fr. Niall Molloy, ian maher, Murder | Leave a comment

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A local Guard in Clara told my late brother Ian Maher ” Your Uncle wasn’t killed :he was slaughtered” The above cutting is from a UK newspaper nearly 30 years ago. The same Garda also told my brother that there was Politicians leaping over hedges the night Niall was killed

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“Your Uncle wasn’t killed; he was slaughtered “– Local Garda

February 23, 2015 by Bill Maher in Fr Niall Molloy, Irish Justice, Justice, unsolved murder and tagged Clara, Fr. Niall Molloy, ian maher, kilcoursey house | Leave a comment

“your Uncle wasn’t killed; he was slaughtered “– That was a comment from one of the first Guards to arrive at the scene, to my late brother Ian Maher.

 

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Fr Molloy. ” Your uncle wasn’t killed; he was slaughtered “

January 14, 2014 by Bill Maher in Fr Niall Molloy, Irish Justice, Justice, unsolved murder and tagged Fr. Niall Molloy, ian maher, London Evening Standard, Maureen Cleave | Leave a comment
London Standard 24 / July / 1986

 

London Evening Standard article by Maureen Cleave. 24 / July /1986

London Evening Standard article by Maureen Cleave.
24 / July /1986

London Standard 24 / July /1986

London Standard 24 / July /1986

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The Gardai and Niall’s watch

August 11, 2013 by Bill Maher in Fr Niall Molloy, Irish Justice, Justice, unsolved murder and tagged Fr. Niall Molloy, ian maher, Today Tonight | Leave a comment

” From my Police sources, who were there on that particular night, the watch had been noted to have stopped at 10:40 and they considered it to be significant”

Ian Maher in an interview on ‘Today Tonight’ on RTE in 1986

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Irish Justice System – it’s quite scary. Ian Maher 1986

August 10, 2013 by Bill Maher in Fr Niall Molloy, Irish Justice, Justice, unsolved murder and tagged Castlecoote, Clara, Fr Molloy, Fr. Niall Molloy, Fuerty, ian maher, Nini, Roscommon Herald, rte, Today Tonight | Leave a comment
ian Maher on 'Today Tonight', RTE 1986

ian Maher on ‘Today Tonight’, RTE 1986

” I am shocked and appalled as a Nephew, but also as an Irishman, that our system of justice can work in such a manner. It’s quite scary.”

The late Ian Maher interviewed on “Today Tonight ” i 1986

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Ian Maher

August 9, 2013 by Bill Maher in Fr Niall Molloy, Irish Justice, Justice, unsolved murder and tagged billy molloy, ian maher | Leave a comment

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Bray man tried to solve death mystery

10 JANUARY 2002

A BRAY man who tirelessly battled to solve the mysterious and violent death of a priest after a County Offaly society gathering in the mid-1980s, has passed away.

Obituary

Ian Maher, who died at his Bray home over the Christmas period, played a prominent role in investigations into the circumstances of the death of his uncle, Fr Niall Molloy.

The question of how Fr Molloy died at the Kilcoursey House home of society couple Richard and Therese Flynn on the night of July 6, 1985, remains one of the great unsolved riddles of recent decades.

Mr Maher spent over a decade of his life acting on behalf of the Molloy family in the inquests that followed the mysterious death, and in the manslaughter trial of Richard Flynn.

Richard Flynn maintained that on the night, his wife Therese and Fr Molloy had launched a vicious attack on him, and that he had hit his wife, knocking her out, and struck Fr Molloy two or three times.

But at the various hearings, evidence was given of extensive injuries to various parts of Fr Molloy’s body, and of an eight-foot bloodstain on the carpet where the body had been dragged across the door.

In Richard Flynn’s only interview on the case, he stated that he had a clear conscience and had ‘never lost a moment’s sleep’.

Flynn’s trial for manslaughter was halted on the grounds of pathology evidence that the priest had a weak heart and may have struck a blunt instrument like a bedpost when falling.

Fr Molloy’s brother Billy died within 12 months of the trial, and the Bray man heeded his urgings to ‘continue the fight’.

The case closed however with Ian Maher professing that he had lost faith in the legal system.

He is survived by his wife Margaret and two sons, Colin and Niall.

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“Your uncle wasn’t killed: he was slaughtered” – Local policeman ( Garda )

March 24, 2013 by Bill Maher in Fr Niall Molloy, Irish Justice, Justice, unsolved murder and tagged Castlecoote, Clara, Cold Case Unit, Fr. Niall Molloy, garda, gardai, ian maher | Leave a comment

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New Evidence ignored 25 years ago

February 14, 2013 by Bill Maher in Fr Niall Molloy, Irish Justice, Justice, unsolved murder and tagged Fr. Niall Molloy, ian maher, New Evidence | Leave a comment
Ian Maher gave new evidence to the Gardi (Irish Police ). The said they would re-open the case but changed their minds after a few days.

Ian Maher gave new evidence to the Gardi (Irish Police ). The said they would re-open the case but changed their minds after a few days.

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Sinister Insurance Claim

May 9, 2008 by Bill Maher in Fr Niall Molloy and tagged Combined Insurance Company of Ireland, david flynn, Fr. Niall Molloy, ian maher, maureen flynn, theresa flynn.clara | Leave a comment

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