Eavan Murray Western Correspondent
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  • Irish Independent

Eavan Murray is a Western Correspondent for the Irish Independent.

463 Articles
about 2 years ago
independent.ie

Gardaí probe hate related motive for brutal murder of Fine Gael activist Aidan Moffitt in Sligo

Gardaí are examining if there was a hate related motive to the brutal killing of a Fine Gael activist in Sligo as the...

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about 2 years ago
independent.ie

Grieving family of teenager Sally Maaz given garda escort from inquest after protesters disrupt h...

The grieving family of teenager Sally Maaz had to be escorted by gardaí out of a side entrance at the conclusion of h...

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about 2 years ago
independent.ie

Grieving family of teenager Sally Maaz given garda escort from inquest after members of Burke fam...

The grieving family of teenager Sally Maaz had to be escorted by gardaí out of a side entrance at the conclusion of h...

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about 2 years ago
independent.ie

‘People don’t mix with them… they are kind of afraid’: A history of the Burke family’s legal dramas

The founder of Burke Christian School in Castlebar, Martina Burke, is a fiercely determined woman who stands up for h...

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about 2 years ago
independent.ie

‘We want Robert home, his children need him – we’re living a nightmare’

Today marks one year since Irish-based Australian engineer Robert Pether was arrested and illegally detained in Baghdad.

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about 2 years ago
independent.ie

‘We want Robert home, his children need him – we’re living a nightmare’ – family of Irish-based e...

Today marks one year since Irish-based Australian engineer Robert Pether was arrested and illegally detained in Baghdad.

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about 2 years ago
independent.ie

Easter eggs are getting bigger and cheaper and are being marketed directly at children

The cost of living is soaring globally, and Europe is on the brink of a war-fuelled economic crisis. But in a world w...

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about 2 years ago
independent.ie

Male nurse who assaulted colleague initially told superiors he wouldn't apologise to victim

A male nurse who assaulted a colleague during a night shift initially told his superiors he wouldn't apologise to his...

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over 2 years ago
independent.ie

Much-loved father-of-seven who died from Covid said his final farewell to daughter over Zoom

NOEL BURKE (78) of Salthill, Galway, passed away from coronavirus in University Hospital Galway on May 26, 2020.

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over 2 years ago
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‘The night before Dad went into hospital, he dreamed of the party he would have when the pandemic...

JOSEPH Lennon, an adored father-of-eight from Knock, Co Mayo, died in April 2020.

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over 2 years ago
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Nurse who put bedsheet over disabled boy’s head faces being struck off the register

A nurse who roughly handled a severely disabled non-verbal child and placed a bedsheet over his head faces being stru...

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over 2 years ago
independent.ie

‘I love the people who have a debate and challenge me’ – Dermot Bannon on his ‘Room To Improve’ c...

Architect Dermot Bannon, the poster boy of home renovations, finds the plight of young people trying to buy their fir...

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