Eavan Murray Western Correspondent
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Eavan Murray is a Western Correspondent for the Irish Independent.

458 Articles
over 1 year ago
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The Burkes of Castlebar and their countless legal battles

As teacher Enoch Burke languishes behind bars over his ongoing refusal to honour a court order, he has his family’s u...

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over 1 year ago
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‘It’s like a nightclub for older people’ – the country music fans who enjoy apple tart after a bi...

Up to 400,000 country music lovers will be dusting off their Stetsons as Garth Brooks rolls into Dublin.

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over 1 year ago
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‘Nobody is taking responsibility for this mayhem’ – Nurse fears she may have to quit job as sons ...

A single parent fears she may have to quit her job as a frontline nurse in a busy Dublin hospital since her sons were...

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over 1 year ago
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Meath nurse fears she may have to quit job as sons are refused place on school bus – ‘Nobody is t...

A single parent fears she may have to quit her job as a frontline nurse in a busy Dublin hospital since her sons were...

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over 1 year ago
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Meet the Burkes: Suspended teacher Enoch Burke hails from a controversial family of evangelical C...

On Tuesday, a secondary school secured a temporary High Court injunction preventing teacher Enoch Burke from attendin...

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over 1 year ago
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Meet the Burkes: Suspended teacher Enoch Burke hails from a controversial family of evangelical C...

On Tuesday, a secondary school secured a temporary High Court injunction preventing teacher Enoch Burke from attendin...

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over 1 year ago
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Nurse failed to perform basic tasks and ‘stood looking completely blank’ as woman had suspected h...

An inquiry has heard a male nurse failed to perform basic nursing tasks and "stood there looking completely blank" as...

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over 1 year ago
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‘The only thing that he can move is his eye’ – Farmer Tom Niland remains on life-support over sev...

Michael Walsh faithfully visits his cousin Tom Niland most days.

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over 1 year ago
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The joy of Ireland's ‘other’ airports – short lines, cheaper parking and a stress-free start to o...

Languishing in a seemingly endless queue at an airport is a torturous process.

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over 1 year ago
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Blackouts, fuel rationing and a return of €2-a-litre at the pumps

There is growing alarm in Government over the threat of fuel rationing , while the price of petrol and diesel is on t...

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over 1 year ago
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Charges against double murder accused Yousef Palani may be struck out next month if DPP has not g...

Charges against a man accused of the murders of Aidan Moffitt and Michael Snee, and the assault causing harm to a thi...

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over 1 year ago
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Brave Una (93) back behind shop counter as gardaí step up the hunt for ruthless burglary gang

Gardaí believe that a gang that held an elderly woman (93) and her two sons hostage in a violent home invasion had dr...

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