‘There was a fierce decency to Wayne’

RAY O’DONOGHUE was in his bedroom on the morning of January 16 when his eldest son Wayne walked in. He was crying and he told his father he loved him.

Thu, 15 Dec, 2005 - 00:00
Claire O'Sullivan

“I love you. I’m sorry. It was an accident.”

The words must be seared into Ray O’Donoghue’s mind.

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