Eavan Murray Western Correspondent
  • Galway
  • Irish Independent

Eavan Murray is a Western Correspondent for the Irish Independent.

453 Articles
4 months ago
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Smartphone use at work reduces stress and helps work-life balance, NUIG study finds

New research has found looking at your phone at work can lead to reduced stress, as well as lower levels of conflict ...

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4 months ago
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Nurse reported for taking disused pain medication from nursing home by ex-partner following ‘high...

A nurse’s ex-partner reported her to gardaí, Hiqa and to the nurses’ watchdog for taking disused pain medication from...

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4 months ago
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Michael Lynn: From singing for the Pope to a rat-infested Brazilian jail – the Mayo man who flew ...

The last time disgraced solicitor Michael Lynn saw many of his school friends from Crossmolina was the night of the m...

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5 months ago
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Galway hotel fire: Quiet community now centre of national debate

People in the small townland of Rosscahill in Co Galway have said they are stunned to be at the centre of a national ...

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5 months ago
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Galway hotel fire: Micheál Martin in 'heated phone call' with councillor who refused to back down...

An internal Fianna Fáil committee will decide on sanctions for two Galway party councillors over their opposition to ...

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5 months ago
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Galway hotel up in flames: How family of former Texas Rose bought Ross Lake House as dream home

The dream of an Irish-American family lies in smouldering ruins today after a fire engulfed their lakeside home in Ga...

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5 months ago
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Galway GAA man PJ Mahoney was killed in crash involving speeding neighbour who had taken cocaine,...

A much-loved GAA man died instantly when his car was struck by a neighbour high on cocaine, who was speeding on the w...

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5 months ago
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‘Like Tom, I’m a bachelor and that makes me a target’ – friend of Tom Niland is victim of brutal ...

A bachelor in his 60s and a friend of tragic farmer Tom Niland is the latest victim of a brutal marauding burglary gang.

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5 months ago
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Delays in processing toxicology samples at State Laboratory ‘adding to grief and upset of the ber...

Delays in processing toxicology samples at the State Laboratory are causing upset to bereaved families.

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5 months ago
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Callaghan brothers: Anger in Mayo over accusations in RTÉ exposé

When the Irish Independent tried to speak with those who knew the Callaghan brothers of RTÉ Investigates infamy, we w...

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6 months ago
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Galway businessman leaves legacy of €3 million to charity revolutionising heart and stroke service

A millionaire businessman who died in 2019 has left a legacy of €3 million that will revolutionise services for heart...

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6 months ago
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‘The silence in our home is harrowing’ – families of murdered men Aidan Moffitt and Michael Snee ...

The family of a Sligo man brutally murdered by Yousef Palani told the Central Criminal Court that they have been give...

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