Detectives face “unprecedented” pressure due to the Greenvale hotel crush and other recent deaths in Northern Ireland, a senior officer said. PSNI detective inspector Darren McCartney is investigating the tragedy where three teenagers died last month plus several other serious incidents. He recently rang a coroner’s office to complain about the rescheduling of a hearing and reminded coroner Paddy McGurgan of his heavy workload. Mr McGurgan wants to make a speedy decision on whether vulnerable Co Antrim man Mark Gourley is dead ahead of any inquest. Only 23 lines of inquiry about his disappearance remain outstanding out of almost 600, the police barrister told the hearing.

Source: Irish Examiner April 05, 2019 12:22 UTC