Paul Murphy

A man has claimed at an inquest that his 49-year-old brother who suffered from long-term paranoid schizophrenia had been “basically ditched” by the public health and social services. Adrian Weckler was speaking about his late brother Simon who died at his... See more

He was ‘basically ditched’ by health services, journalist Adrian Weckler tells inquest into death of his brother Simon A man who suffered from long-term mental health difficulties had been “basically ditched” by public health and social services, his brot... See more

Prime Time has obtained photographic evidence showing that a man who did not qualify for social housing but was provided a home at a preferential rent by the Peter McVerry Trust was a close personal friend of then-CEO, Pat Doyle. While the homelessness ch... See more

Former Fine Gael councillor Sean McKiernan pleaded guilty to the thefts between March 2019 and April 2020. A former Chair of Cavan County Council who stole €172,000 from a Co Meath mental health charity has been jailed for two years and nine months. 44-ye... See more

A 44-year-old former Cathaoirleach of Cavan County Council who stole €172,000 from a Co Meath mental health charity has been sent to prison for three years and nine months with the final 12 months suspended. Seán McKiernan of Trinity Bungalow, Virginia Ro... See more