Samaritans worker left ‘really shook’ by bomb threat to Justice Minister Helen McEntee

Michael Murray (52) pleads not guilty to making false report

Justice Minister Helen McEntee. Photo: PA

Sonya McLean & David O'Sullivan

A Samaritans volunteer said she was left “really shook” after receiving a call saying explosives had been planted at the house of the Justice Minister Helen McEntee and her family.

The accused Michael Murray (52), has pleaded not guilty to one count of knowingly making a false report giving rise to an apprehension for the safety of someone else while he was ­imprisoned in the Midlands Prison, Portlaoise, on March 7, 2021. His trial opened yesterday and is expected to last a week.

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