The Killing of Fr Niall Molloy

On a separate note, Patrick McEntee and Seamus Sorehan were renowned senior councils of their time. Irish Rumpole of the Baileys.

Is there anyone of their calibre now in the courts

Before the latest programme there was a school of thought that someone else in the house that night did the murder. Richard Flynn was seen as too calm afterwards. Belief he ‘ fell on his sword’ for someone else in group. As there was a cover up that night Richard Flynn was a liar. When someone is lying when are the lies on pause and the truth being told ? So without over complicating this it doesn’t follow that he told the truth in his book proposal or with psychiatrist. The psychiatrists report seemed to be held in reserve by defence in case he was convicted. It then offers an account that in circumstances makes you sympathise with Richard Flynn. I do (by the standards of 2022) find that Theresa Flynn’s childhood friend living with the couple 1/2 the week was more than a bit odd. On ‘ average’ think a lot of men would have been unhappy about three people being in marriage. That said this wasn’t a 3 bed semi in Athlone- it was a mansion. An aunt of Richard or Theresa also lived in house. Whilst there may have been some truth to the recent TV programme- still think the trigger to row was money.

Think Bill Maher’s non appearance on Prime Time was tactical to continue to try and control narrative. Don’t think Prime Time were really withholding info on him. Is he not quite used to giving interviews at this point ?

The 2021 TV programme said no evidence of a sexual relationship. But think McGinn report may have said they shared a hotel room in Dublin when going to horse show ? If not that far believe they certainly went on trips to Dublin together without Richard.

does anyone know who lives in the house now or is it still even there?

Has the hangover of this affected the Flynn family and subsequent generations i wonder? I am inclined to say that, for family gatherings involving the siblings that the incident is the elephant in the room. I am wondering therefore about the next generation. Also would the children, who are easily locatable, have been subjected to whisperings etc. I would dearly love to know how their lives have been from then until now.

heres the thing, it doesnt really look like it... most are locatable on various social media's, if not offspring then partners or ex partners. My question more relates to the psychological element of carrying around such a secret for such a long period of time. Ok after 38 years you could maybe say that they have mastered any burden in this regard or have learned to compartmentalise. However, it does strike me as though there has to be a burden still, when you consider the fact that the case resurfaces every couple of years and the fascination with same shows no signs of abating. I mean, if you take the fact that the Garda cold case team solved that case in cork recently from 1981, surely its in peoples heads that the above case remains unsolved and YET, I would imagine there are members of the gardai who know what it would take. It also strikes me also how many of such cases there were in the 1980's, Kerry Babies, Shercock Garda station, Bunratty folk park etc etc.