Instead of admitting to the truth of what happened, now convicted murderer Adam Corcoran concocted a myriad of deceptions, misdirection, and plain old lies. As he said, there was a lot of talk about the fatal explosion in Creeslough, Co Donegal, around that time. If the killer could create a replica of that in the centre of Midleton, it was another chance to get off the hook. If it was a frantic game of chance for the man accused of murder, it was entirely different for the family of Daena Walsh. For whatever reason, that lie — that piece of cruelty upon cruelty that the Walsh family found demonic — was abandoned.

Source: Irish Examiner March 21, 2026 04:00 UTC