Eavan Murray Western Correspondent
  • Galway
  • Irish Independent

Eavan Murray is a Western Correspondent for the Irish Independent.

482 Articles
over 3 years
independent.ie

‘Galway one of few counties where cases are growing’ – rapid surge causing alarm

A RAPID increase in Covid-19 infection rates in Galway has caused growing alarm among health professionals.

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over 3 years
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Colleagues defend vaccine decision by ‘kind, committed and hardworking’ master of Coombe

Professor Michael O’Connell stood at the Coombe door and welcomed staff and local community healthcare workers inside.

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over 3 years
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Trauma of women compelled to give up their babies for adoption laid bare in Irish academic’s rese...

The lives of women forced to enter mother and baby homes were often forever marred by the experience.

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over 3 years
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‘I’ve never seen them apologise before’: Hero Tuam Mother and Baby Home historian Catherine Corle...

Tuam historian Catherine Corless has been hailed a “hero to this nation” by the Taoiseach for her work investigating ...

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over 3 years
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Much-loved nurse recently diagnosed with Covid-19 dies suddenly at home

The sudden death of a much loved nurse in Belmullet, Co Mayo, has stunned the local community who are grappling with ...

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over 3 years
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Our greatest fear has been realised – Mam is in hospital during the pandemic

Being powerless to alleviate the suffering of someone you love is one of the most acutely painful experiences, most o...

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almost 4 years
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Forty junior doctors self-isolate after hospital outbreak

Up to 40 junior doctors at University Hospital Galway are self-isolating amid a major Covid-19 outbreak at the hospital.

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almost 4 years
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‘They have got some of the greatest players ever’ – Mayo lads are just what Doctor Loftus ordered...

One of Mayo’s greatest living footballers, Dr Mick Loftus, who is one of the last surviving Mayo 1951 All-Ireland win...

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almost 4 years
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Primary school reverses decision to close early at Christmas amid fears about spread of coronavirus

A primary school in county Mayo has reversed its decision to close early for Christmas amid growing concerns about th...

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almost 4 years
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Two primary schools in different counties shut early for Christmas due to Covid-19

Two primary schools, one in Mayo and a second in Laois are closing early for the Christmas holidays due to a worrying...

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almost 4 years
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‘I’m not making this for the Irish’ – Wild Mountain Thyme director dismisses criticism of movie

THE Oscar-winning director of Wild Mountain Thyme has addressed the furore around the ‘Oirish’ accents in the film, i...

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almost 4 years
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Parents and students call on Government to rule out calculated grades for 2021 State exams

PARENTS and students have called on the Government to definitively rule out calculated grades for the Leaving Cert 2021.

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