‘Fear is an awful thing’ – Unease still lingers in Sligo town where pensioner Tom Niland was killed
Locals in Dromore West are struggling to process the vicious attack on the ‘strong, quiet kind’ Sligo farmer even now his killers are safely behind bars
Blair Feeney and Michael McCann remember their friend Tom Niland Nestled between the Ox Mountains and Sligo Bay, rural communities along the stretch of western seaboard Tom Niland called home still grapple with the trauma of his death.On Thursday, the third man responsible for the home invasion which saw the bachelor farmer from Skreen, attacked, robbed and ultimately mortally beaten finally pleaded guilty.
