Eavan Murray Western Correspondent
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  • Irish Independent

Eavan Murray is a Western Correspondent for the Irish Independent.

458 Articles
over 1 year ago
independent.ie

‘They were four thugs but they won’t get the better of us’ – Woman (93) held hostage with her son...

On Monday night, Una Farrell and her two sons were held hostage by four ruthless raiders.

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over 1 year ago
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‘When she was found, I said nobody would ever be got for it’ – 25 years on, family of murdered ta...

It is almost 25 years since mother-of-two Eileen Costello O’Shaughnessy was murdered in Galway.

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over 1 year ago
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‘Tom was a grandad, a family man – he did not deserve this tragic end to his life’ – Clare town i...

President Michael D Higgins has reached out to the family of tragic Co Clare emigrant Thomas O’Halloran, who was stab...

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over 1 year ago
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London murder: Man (44) charged with murder of pensioner Thomas O’Halloran as Clare town in shock

The Metropolitan Police in London have confirmed that a 44-year-old man has been charged with the murder of 87-year-o...

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over 1 year ago
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‘If you live in rural Ireland you must have a car, but lift-sharing helps’

Tracy McGuinness, a mother of two from Killybegs, Co Donegal, has recently noticed the drop in price of diesel.

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almost 2 years ago
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Donald Trump still welcome in Doonbeg where the FBI or his slugs with snails can’t dim his popula...

Donald Trump is facing dark times as his legal woes mount, but his star has not dimmed in Doonbeg.

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almost 2 years ago
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Seaside businesses reap the rewards of August heatwave as sun worshippers come out in force

Sunseekers flocked to Ireland’s beaches and parks as the country basked in the first August heatwave in years.

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almost 2 years ago
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Seaside businesses reap rewards of August heatwave - and Ireland’s ice-cream favourites are not w...

Sunseekers flocked to Ireland’s beaches and parks as the country basked in the first August heatwave in years.

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almost 2 years ago
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‘So united in life, now they’re together forever in heaven’ – brother pays tribute to siblings wh...

Tragic siblings Muriel Eriksson and Dessie Byrne, who drowned while swimming off the Co Kerry coast last week, “had a...

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almost 2 years ago
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Ballybunion drowning tragedy: ‘So united in life, now they’re together forever in heaven’ – nephe...

Tragic siblings Muriel Eriksson and Dessie Byrne, who drowned while swimming off the Co Kerry coast last week, “had a...

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almost 2 years ago
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‘A smile that endeared her to everyone’ – tributes paid to Alice Dunleavy (4) who died in caravan...

Four-year-old Alice Dunleavy was remembered as a “human dynamo” who “squeezed every last drop of joy and happiness” o...

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almost 2 years ago
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Government ‘does not anticipate’ any introduction of fuel rationing this winter – Taoiseach

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has stressed that the Government does not anticipate any introduction of fuel rationing this...

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