Special Report: A night out that turned into a tragedy

It was only after Johanna O’Hara found her 20-year-old son dead in a field, after he had taken his own life, that she and her family learned he had been arrested, writes Michael Clifford

John and Johanna O’Hara with a picture of their son Niall, at their home near Granard, Co Longford. Niall took his own life in March 2019. Picture: Bob Morrison

Sometime after Johanna O’Hara discovered her son’s body in the field, a paramedic suggested it might be a good idea for her to sit with Niall.

Johanna sat beside her 20-year-old son. The numb devastation that weighed on her in those minutes can only be imagined.