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224: The Killing of Father Niall Molloy | Ireland

Evidence Locker True Crime

Evidence Locker True Crime

True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary, History

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🗓️ 12 January 2025

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

In July 1985, Father Niall Molloy was found brutally beaten in the home of his close friends, Richard and Teresa Flynn, after a family wedding. What followed was a trial riddled with controversy, ending in a shocking not guilty verdict for the only suspect. Was it a tragic accident, a cover-up, or something far more sinister?
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Resources
Documentaries
RTÉ Investigates: Father Molloy - New Evidence
The Killing of Father Niall Molloy
Web
frniallmalloy.com
Wikipedia
Articles
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Murdered Priest Horse and Paintings Disappeared After Death
RTÉ publishes new evidence in notorious 1985 killing of Fr Niall Molloy in Offaly
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What happened to Richard Flynn? The Westmeath man accused of killing Father Niall Molloy

Created & Produced by Sonya Lowe
Narrated by Noel Vinson
Music: “Nordic Medieval” by Marcus Bressler
Background track: Doblado Studios: https://www.youtube.com/c/DobladoStudios

This True Crime Podcast was researched using open-source or archive materials.

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0:47.3

their families, and loved ones.

0:53.5

A summer weekend in July 1985 was one of elegance and celebration.

0:59.5

A prominent High Society wedding had drawn some of Ireland's most influential families to kill Corsey House, Clara, home to Richard and Teresa Flynn.

1:08.6

Throughout the weekend, guests marveled at the grand estate,

1:11.7

and laughter echoed through the halls as the festivities carried on.

1:15.1

By all accounts, the weekend should have ended in joy and satisfaction.

1:19.7

But on that Sunday evening, the air festivity had turned ominous.

1:24.8

Inside the Flynn family's stately home, chaos erupted.

1:29.4

By the early hours of the morning of Monday, July 9th, Father Nile Molloy, a beloved priest

1:35.7

and trusted family friend, lay lifeless from the floor of an upstairs bedroom.

1:40.8

Bloods stay in the carpet, and questions began swirling almost immediately.

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