The editions of December 16th carried an article on the trial of Mr Michael O'Brien for the murder of Mr James Healy. The article reported evidence from a consultant psychiatrist, Dr Mary ClarkeFinnegan, that she gave a false diagnosis of Mr O'Brien in order to get him admitted to the Central Mental Hospital. In fact, Dr ClarkeFinnegan never stated that she had given a false diagnosis. The article also stated incorrectly that Dr Clarke-Finnegan wrote to another doctor describing Mr O'Brien as having mild mental illness. Dr Clarke-Finnegan described Mr O'Brien as having mild mental handicap. The errors are regretted.

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