Dominic died four days after asking for psychiatric help

The brother of a man who died in unexplained circumstances four days after he had begged to be taken into psychiatric care has called for more funding in mental health.

Rory Kiernan was speaking after an open verdict was returned at the inquest into the death of his brother, Dominic Kiernan, from Bolbrook Villas, Tallaght, Dublin 24. The 45-year-old was found dead in the front garden of his father’s home at Maplewood Park in Tallaght on June 25 last year.

The cause of death remains undetermined despite a forensic autopsy and two toxicology screens being carried out.