Regret the Error

ON 26 May last under the headline “2nd Bus Test for O’Brien” we published a report concerning John O’Brien, the husband of the late Meg Walsh, who had been acquitted of her murder, in which he was described as a wife-beater.
The report was illustrated by a photograph captioned to identify the subject as John O’Brien. In fact the person in the photograph was Ms Walsh’s brother James Walsh.
We apologise to Mr Walsh for our error in identifying him as John O’Brien and for associating him in the minds of those readers who do not know him with the actions of John O’Brien. We also apologise for any embarrassment or distress caused as a result.