DPP directs no prosecution over young boy who died after hotel pool incident in 2022 [Video]

THE DIRECTOR OF Public Prosecutions has directed that no criminal prosecution should arise out of the death of a young boy following a tragic incident in a hotel swimming pool in Offaly over two years ago, an inquest has heard.

Oliver Forde (6) of Innismore, Crumlin, Dublin died at Children’s Health Ireland at Crumlin on 31 May 2022 – two days after he had got into difficulty while playing in the swimming pool at Tullamore Court Hotel in Tullamore, Co Offaly.

An inspector with the Health and Safety Authority, Aidan Kelly, told a sitting of Dublin District Coroner’s Court today that the DPP has directed that there should be no prosecution in the case after receiving a file on the boy’s death from the HSA.

After hearing the update from the HSA inspector, the deceased’s mother, Nina Mahon, asked if a date could be fixed straight away to allow the …