Death of Niall Molloy

Father Niall Molloy was a Catholic priest who was killed in mysterious circumstances in Kilcoursey House in Clara, County Offaly, the home of Richard and Therese Flynn. When the Garda Síochána arrived, they found that there were signs of violence in Flynn's bedroom and that there was a large bloodstain on the carpet. The priest died the day after the wedding of the Flynns' daughter Maureen. Richard Flynn was charged with manslaughter and with actual bodily harm, but, at his trial, Judge Frank Roe, directed the jury to give a not guilty verdict. In 2011, a medical examination of brain tissue kept after the original post-mortem revealed that there was a high probability that the priest was alive up to six hours after the initial attack and therefore might have lived if medical help had been summoned. Molloy was parish priest of Castlecoote, County Roscommon at the time of his death.

Trial of Richard Flynn

During Richard Flynn's trial, the defence said that it was possible that Father Molloy had died from heart failure, this led Judge Frank Roe---a "great friend" of the families involved---to direct the jury less than four hours after the hearing began to return a verdict of not guilty. Subsequent to the trial, a coroner's inquest found that Father Molloy had died from a "subdural haemorrhage consistent with having sustained a serious injury to the head". ==Connections with Flynn family==

Connections with Flynn family

Fr. Niall Molloy was originally from County Roscommon. He had been friends with Therese Flynn since childhood, and they had shared an interest in horses. In the 1960s, Father Molloy inherited IR£60,000 from his father, which he used to start in business. He had been business partners with Therese Flynn and they had owned horses and land jointly. Father Molloy had a room in Kilcoursey House, the house owned by the Flynns. ==Files on case==

Files on case

The Director of Public Prosecutions' case files on this death were among other files stolen by "The General", Martin Cahill. Details from the files were later published by Veronica Guerin in The Sunday Independent, revealing a possible conflict of interest by the presiding judge in the trial of Richard Flynn. ==Later developments==

Later developments

In 2010, two people were questioned in relation to the death of Father Molloy. In 2011, new medical evidence claimed that several hours passed between the fatal injury and help being sought. In 2012, Gardaí confirmed that members of the National Bureau of Criminal Investigation were investigating the priest's death as the result of new evidence. Valuable items belonging to the priest, including several paintings and a horse vanished after his death. It also emerged that the judge had known the defendant in the trial and should not have heard the trial. His family have said that they will press for a commission of inquiry into his death. ==See also==

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