Jury makes recommendations to HSE as Shane O'Connor inquest returns verdict of death by suicide 

Shane with his mother Sinéad. At the inquest, it was observed that Shane had found approaching his 18th birthday 'a very daunting experience' as he would no longer have access to specialist health and welfare services for young people.

An inquest jury has made a series of recommendations for the improved supervision and care of vulnerable young people after recording a verdict of suicide in the death of Sinéad O’Connor's son, Shane.

The body of Shane O’Connor, aged 17, was found in a secluded area at the back of a housing estate outside Bray, Co Wicklow on January 7, 2022 less than 24 hours after he was reported missing from Tallaght University Hospital (TUH) at a time when he was supposed to be under supervised 24/7 one-to-one care.