Galway Bay fm newsroom – A Carraroe man is set to go on trial at the Central Criminal Court in Dublin today charged with the murder of his brother.
Declan O Cualáin, of Cuileán, is alleged to have murdered Adrian Folan in Liscannor, Co. Clare on July 4th, 2014.
Adrian Folan was 41 years of age and attending Athlone IT as a mature student when he was reported missing on July 3rd, 2014.
Searches took place in Athlone and Galway until his body was discovered buried beneath rocks at a quarry near the Cliffs of Moher four days later.
His younger brother, Declan Ó Cualáin of Cuileán, Carraroe, was subsequently charged with his murder at Lislorkin North, Liscannor, Co. Clare.
In response to the charge at a special sitting of Galway District Court, Mr Ó Cualáin said “I am guilty of the offence. I am sorry for putting everyone through this”.
At a further sitting at Ennis District Court in December 2014 where the accused was sent fowared for trial, it was revealed that he had been transferred to the Central Mental Hospital.
The murder trial is set to get underway today at the Central Criminal Court in Dublin.
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