Richard Flynn

2022 - 10 - 11

Fr Niall Molloy

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New evidence emerges in case of Fr Niall Molloy killed in brutal ... (Irish Mirror)

RTE Investigates will tonight air new evidence in the case which shocked rural communities in Offaly and Fr Molloy's native Roscommon.

In the hours after Fr Molloy died, Richard Flynn, in his only comments to gardaí, said that he had punched the priest in self-defence. The only other person in the room that night aside from Fr Molloy was Thérèse Flynn and she said she couldn’t remember what had occurred. She for not seeing she had a problem in trying to sustain a marriage at the same time she was trying to sustain a serious boyfriend”. He denied the charges and said he struck Fr Molloy in self-defence. In the morning I asked Thérèse to leave and go and live with Fr Molloy and I would take care of the children. Then I remember hitting him one punch on the left side of the jaw. I walked over to her and tapped her on the shoulder, she woke up and ran to our bedroom… "One night on my return…I could see her leaving Father’s bedroom and going into her own, when I got to the bedroom, she pretended to be asleep – I woke her up and confronted her with what I saw and she denied it completely… They were great friends for nearly thirty years and there is not an iota of evidence that there was anything improper in their relationship.” There were three people present at the time, businessman Richard Flynn, his wife Thérèse and Fr Molloy. "It was a tough situation to face… These new documents include admissions by Richard Flynn that contradict what he told Gardaí.

New evidence on 1985 killing of Fr Niall Molloy comes to light (Irish Examiner)

The Roscommon priest died from head injuries following an attack which saw him suffer at least five or six blows at the home of Mr Flynn. Mr Flynn told Gardaí ...

Before Dr Hanniffy himself passed away earlier this year, he told RTÉ that the relationship between Fr Molloy and Mrs Flynn was "almost akin to a marriage inside of another more correct marriage." Mr Flynn was found not guilty. "In 1961 Fr Molloy was transferred to Athlone which is quite near us, then he would visit us about two or three times a week. Mr Flynn told gardaí and the court at his trial that the assault that led to Fr Molloy's death was sparked by a disagreement over him getting the priest a drink. In another document, a written account of the assault by Mr Flynn, the perpetrator states that he "butted" Fr Molloy "several times with my head," that he then had a lapse of memory, and then proceeded to hit him "one punch on the left side of the jaw." Though Mr Flynn stated that there was nothing concerning seen to be going on between the priest and his wife of a physical nature, he said that there were two episodes that worried him, including one wherein he found the priest and his wife asleep in their "night attire."

Sensational new evidence revealed in Fr Niall Molloy case (Offaly Express)

New evidence has come to light in the case of Fr Niall Molloy who died in controversial circumstances in the home of Richard and Theresa Flynn, Kilcoursey, ...

I walked over to her and tapped her on the shoulder, she woke up and ran to her bedroom. Richard Flynn had admitted punching Fr Molloy and told Gardai he was the culprit. RTE also received a psychiatric assessment of Richard Flynn.

RTÉ publishes new evidence in notorious 1985 killing of Fr Niall ... (The Irish World Newspaper)

But the case of the killing of Fr Niall Molloy in Kilcoursey House, Clara, County Offaly – and the 'Not Guilty' verdict for the only suspect, Richard Flynn ...

In the morning I asked Thérèse to leave and go and live with Fr Molloy and I would take care of the children. He spoke to RTÉ Investigates and said: “(The) relationship almost akin to marriage inside of another more correct marriage… Then I remember hitting him one punch on the left side of the jaw. In the third document, he detailed those episodes: “One night on my return…I could see her leaving Father’s bedroom and going into her own, when I got to the bedroom, she pretended to be asleep – I woke her up and confronted her with what I saw and she denied it completely… “I walked over to her and tapped her on the shoulder, she woke up and ran to our bedroom… Fr Molloy and Mrs Flynn had been friends since childhood, and shared an interest in horses.

RTÉ Investigates reveals new evidence in relation to death of Fr ... (Donegal Live)

These new documents include admissions by Richard Flynn that contradict what he told Gardaí. Fr Niall Molloy was badly beaten and died on the bedroom floor of a ...

The only other person in the room that night aside from Fr Molloy was Thérèse Flynn and she said she couldn’t remember what happened. In the hours after Fr Molloy died, Richard Flynn, in his only comments to gardaí, said that he had punched the priest in self-defence. He denied the charges and said he struck Fr Molloy in self-defence. In the morning I asked Thérèse to leave and go and live with Fr Molloy and I would take care of the children. In the document, which he prepared for a publisher, he wrote that from about 1961, six years after he married, Fr Molloy began to stay regularly at the Flynn family home, and later effectively lived there. In a the third document, Richard Flynn detailed those episodes: “One night on my return…I could see her leaving Father’s bedroom and going into her own, when I got to the bedroom, she pretended to be asleep – I woke her up and confronted her with what I saw and she denied it completely...

RTÉ Documentary To Shed New Light On Priest's Death In Offaly (Midlands103)

An RTÉ TV documentary to be broadcast tonight will reveal new details about the controversial death of Father Niall Molloy in Offaly in 1985. The popular priest ...

The documents shown tonight by RTÉ Investigate suggest a previously undisclosed motive for Richard Flynn’s attack on Fr Molloy. They were great friends for nearly thirty years and there is not an iota of evidence that there was anything improper in their relationship.” - Trial transcript June 12, 1986. During her husband Richard Flynn’s trial Judge Frank Roe was emphatic that despite rumours there was nothing improper in the relationship between Fr Molloy and Richard Flynn’s wife Thérèse that may have explained the assault:

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