Paperback: Separating fact from fiction, Anatomy of an Injustice: The Killing of Father Niall Molloy (2022) re-examines the astonishing circumstances surrounding one of Ireland’s longest-running murder mysteries: the controversial and unexplained death of a 52-year-old priest almost 40 years ago.
The discovery in July 1985 of Father Niall Molloy’s badly beaten body in the bedroom of his close friends and business associates, Richard and Therese Flynn, was the stuff of soap operas, not of a small rural village in the Irish midlands. The gentle-natured cleric came to a violent and bloody end during a weekend of extravagant wedding celebrations at the Flynn stately home, Kilcoursey House.
For decades, the events of that tragic night fuelled rife speculation and gossip, as well as allegations of a cover-up by the State and Church, and today his death remains unsolved.
From an extraordinary criminal trial and acquittal, which conflicted with a subsequent inquest verdict, to a botched investigation and questions over motive, the savage killing of Father Molloy continues to beg more questions than answers.
This book builds on fresh revelations unveiled in a recent two-part TV documentary for RTÉ, ‘The Killing of Fr Niall Molloy’. Written by Sharon Lawless of Flawless Films, and Maresa Fagan, a journalist of 20 years standing, it lays bare the evidence like never before and is dedicated to the victims and families still searching for justice.
8 July 2023 was the 38th Anniversary of Father Niall’s murder. Requiescat in pace.
About the authors: Maresa Fagan is an award-winning journalist of 20 years standing, who has previously worked across a variety of local, national, and international media platforms. Based in the Irish midlands, she spent more than a decade working as a senior reporter with the Roscommon Herald, where she first became intrigued with the killing of Father Niall Molloy and the many unanswered questions the case continues to pose. Maresa contributed to the recent TV documentary, The Killing of Fr Niall Molloy, and has won several accolades for her in-depth reporting. She continues to work in the media and communications field.
Sharon Lawless is a producer, director and writer living in Dublin. Most of her career has been in the media and she is best known for her long-running TV series Adoption Stories, the award-winning The Killing of Fr Niall Molloy, the upcoming Inside the Hospice, and a feature film and documentary on the trailblazing motorsport icon Rosemary Smith. Sharon remembers the first news bulletin about Fr Niall's death in the year she left school and has followed the story every since. Meeting the Molloy family in 2017 was the spark for her determination to uncover the facts behind the case. Sharon is driven by bringing hidden stories of human resilience and injustice to a wide audience, and her work has been praised for its honesty and integrity.
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