Son who died in fall from M50 bridge ‘bullied because he was gay’

The father of a 17-year-old boy who died after he fell from a bridge claims his son was bullied because he was gay.

Brian McGiff from Ballyogan, Carrickmines, Dublin 18 reached out his hand and asked for help as he dangled from a bridge over the M50, an inquest heard.

Dublin Coroner’s Court heard the young man, who had plans to train as a hairdresser, was out with friends in the hours before the incident.