Former TD’s son died from multi-drug toxicity

A son of former TD Charlie O’Connor died from multi-drug toxicity, a coroner has found. Father-of-one Robert O’Connor, 35, was found dead in his home at Rialto Cottages in Dublin 8 on April 19 last year.

An inquest held at Dublin Coroner’s Court this week heard he died with a combination of heroin, alcohol, anti-depressants and sedative medication in his system. He was found by his friend James Kidd, who has since died.

Mr Kidd told Garda Barry Hanrahan he went to the house after a mutual friend, Robert Kane, asked him to check on Mr O’Connor because he was worried about him. The court heard Mr O’Connor had called Mr Kane three days before saying he wanted to go on a “bender”.