Mallow body discovery leads to calls for a 'trigger' system

It is not known when the house was boarded up and why his remains were not discovered when that occurred

Tim O’Sullivan's body is believed to have been in the house on Beecher Street in Mallow for more than 20 years. Picture: Larry Cummins

The discovery of a man's body at a house in Mallow where it lay undiscovered for 20 years, has led to calls for a 'trigger system' where utility bills have not been paid or social welfare payments collected.

Fine Gael councillor, Liam Madden, made the call following the discovery of the body of Kerry native Tim O’Sullivan in a house on Beecher Street in Mallow last Friday.