Ferris’ admissions

ON the fourth day of the trial the jury heard a transcript of Mr Ferris’ interview by detectives at Listowel Garda Station a few hours after the fatal incident took place.

Ferris said “this banger business” had been going on for about 30 years.

“I just snapped, I suppose” he told gardaí adding, “I had to do something about it”.

He was asked what he was thinking as he drove at the car.

“Nothing good anyway” he said “just to get him and that was it”.

When asked if he had been thinking about doing something like this for few days, Mr Ferris replied “yeah”.

Detective John Heaslip asked Mr Ferris what was in his mind during the incident.

“He (Mr O’Mahony) had to be stopped one way or another,” Mr Ferris replied.

Det Heaslip suggested that there must “surely” have been a better way to end the dispute.

“Not with him, he’d take no notice,” Mr Ferris said.

Mr Ferris was then asked if he knew at the time that ramming the car with his teleporter would kill Mr O’Mahony.

“Well if I didn’t kill him I’d have seriously injured him,” he said.

Det Heaslip then asked Mr Ferris what his intention was as he drove at Mr O’Mahony’s car.

“I suppose to do away with him,” he said.

“Was it your intention to kill?” Det Heaslip asked.

“I suppose so,” Mr Ferris said.

Photo Domnick Walsh The scene of Anthony O’Mahony’s killing at Rattoo, Ballyduff on April 4 2017.

Photo Domnick Walsh Assistant State Pathologist Margot Bolster arrives at the scene on April 4, 2017, in Rattoo with(from left) Detective John Brennan, Superintendent Dan Keane and Detective John Heaslip.

Killer Michael Ferris