Eavan Murray Western Correspondent
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  • Irish Independent

Eavan Murray is a Western Correspondent for the Irish Independent.

449 Articles
6 days ago
independent.ie

‘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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9 days ago
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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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11 days ago
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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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17 days ago
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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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19 days ago
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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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21 days ago
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'There were a couple of things stayed with me' - Fine Gael MEP Maria Walsh on her cousin's fatal ...

?Depending on who you talk to, Maria Walsh is facing either an uphill climb or a hopeless battle in her bid for re-el...

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25 days ago
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David Bowden was due to move into a new home with his wife Una and their daughters Ciara (14) and...

David Bowden proudly and gently laid his daughters’ pictures, jerseys and artwork out on their wicker coffins.

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about 1 month ago
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Mother and daughters killed in horrific Mayo crash had been visiting relatives

A mother and her children who died in a road accident in Co Mayo on Tuesday had been returning home from visiting fam...

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about 1 month ago
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‘Everyone is horrified this could happen’ – Mayo community reeling after deaths of retired couple...

The horrific deaths of a retired couple in a house fire has left their community in east Mayo shocked.

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about 1 month ago
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Hiker (78) who died after fall on Croagh Patrick praised for donating body to science

An accomplished businessman who died from head injuries he sustained from a fall on Croagh Patrick donated his body t...

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about 1 month ago
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AGSI to call for review of garda suspension policy at annual conference

The body representing garda middle management will call for a review of the force’s suspension policy at its annual c...

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about 1 month ago
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Parents of Olympic hero Annalise Murphy fined €5,000 for ignoring orders to remove ‘sheds’

The parents of silver Olympic medal winner Annalise Murphy have been prosecuted and fined €5,000 for building two she...

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