Reports a shot at our open wound, says Lawlor’s son

THE son of former Fianna Fáil TD Liam Lawlor has described inaccurate newspaper reports about the circumstances of his father’s death as “a shot at the open wound of his family”.

In the first public interview by a Lawlor family member since the weekend, Niall Lawlor expressed his shock at the lurid headlines about the death of the controversial politician.

“A dead man has no recourse and scandal sells newspapers,” said Mr Lawlor, who had travelled to Moscow from his New York home to arrange the return of his father’s body.