Eavan Murray Western Correspondent
  • Galway
  • Irish Independent

Eavan Murray is a Western Correspondent for the Irish Independent.

482 Articles
5 months
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Man arrested over ‘sinister’ stalking of Fianna Fáil senator and Euro candidate Lisa Chambers

A man has been arrested on suspicion of stalking Fianna Fáíl senator Lisa Chambers. The man, aged in his early 20s, i...

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5 months
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Eavan Murray: Tetchy MEP exchanges, eyerolls and one lone clapper as candidates vie for farmers’ ...

The current scramble for the “farmer vote” in the Midlands-Northwest European elections is heading for an all-out pol...

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5 months
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Man (50s) appears in court over alleged attack on elderly resident in Westmeath nursing home

A man has appeared in court charged with attacking an elderly woman in a midlands nursing home.

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5 months
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Justice department refuses to publish migrant deal as UK casts doubt on whether it contains any l...

The Department of Justice has refused to publish an operational arrangement which it says provides for returning asyl...

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5 months
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Taoiseach claims UK government confirms ‘operating agreement’ for return of asylum seekers

Taoiseach Simon Harris has claimed that the UK government has confirmed there is an “operating agreement” to allow as...

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5 months
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UK says it has ‘no legal obligation’ to accept asylum seekers from Ireland and will not do so as ...

There is no “legal obligation” for the UK to accept the return of asylum seekers and a spokesperson for UK Prime Mini...

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5 months
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Fianna Fáil’s Lisa Chambers: ‘Dublin-centric Eamon Ryan is getting green wrong and relationship b...

Fianna Fáil Senator Lisa Chambers believes her party should cut ties with Eamon Ryan and the Green Party if the Gover...

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5 months
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‘I think they put wildlife ahead of the people’ – families tell of losing their homes to Lough Fu...

Ellie McLaughlin knew she couldn’t wait another minute as the water inched ever closer.

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5 months
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‘Go and find him yourself’ – Stardust manager Eamon Butterly lying low in wake of ‘unlawful killi...

Stardust manager Eamon Butterly has been lying low since an inquest into the nightclub fire returned a verdict of unl...

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5 months
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One caller has threatened to rape and kill me, says 999 phone operator who hits out at employer B...

A 999 emergency call taker has detailed the horrifying abuse she has suffered in her job, including threats of rape a...

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6 months
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Olympic sailor Annalise Murphy’s parents built jetty without permission on neighbour’s land on sc...

The parents of Olympic silver medal winner Annalise Murphy, who built two sheds “bigger than many rural houses” witho...

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6 months
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Poet falsely claimed she had passengers after crashing car into ditch

A poet falsely claimed she was carrying three passengers when she crashed her car into a ditch.

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