Eavan Murray Western Correspondent
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  • Irish Independent

Eavan Murray is a Western Correspondent for the Irish Independent.

454 Articles
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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over 1 year 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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over 1 year 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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over 1 year 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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over 1 year 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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over 1 year 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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over 1 year 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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over 1 year 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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almost 2 years ago
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Relief for motorists as fuel prices stabilise and petrol prices drop to €2 per litre

There is rare relief for motorists as industry experts say the price of fuel has stabilised after dropping to its low...

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almost 2 years ago
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Michael D’s a big favourite with Nathan’s nan, but long shot Hewick is Galway Races’ mane attraction

There’s always drama in Ballybrit, but yesterday was like the Oscars come to Galway town as four horses fell and a 16...

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almost 2 years ago
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Galway Races blurs the pain of All-Ireland defeat for the Tribesmen as warm-hearted punters look ...

Still aching from their agonising defeat on Sunday, the Galway footballers felt the warm embrace of the crowd at Ball...

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almost 2 years ago
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‘When I die these boots will go down with me’ – Kingdom confident but Tribesmen are ready for the...

With Kerry ravenous after an eight-year famine and Galway parched after a 21-year drought, their All-Ireland encounte...

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