Eavan Murray Western Correspondent
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  • Irish Independent

Eavan Murray is a Western Correspondent for the Irish Independent.

482 Articles
almost 3 years
independent.ie

‘We survived lockdown together and didn’t waste any more time in getting married. When you know, ...

Pandemic or not, Matthew Holmes reasoned, he could not wait any longer to make Priscila Perez Digon his wife.

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almost 3 years
independent.ie

‘I feel so lucky to be here’: SVP helps people find their way into lasting friendships

Marie Keating lived alone for many years in rural Donegal. She had great neighbours, but loneliness began to take a t...

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almost 3 years
independent.ie

Special report on frontline workers: ‘We deal with a lot of trauma, it’s hard not to take it home’

‘The hours are long and unsocial, and it can be stressful, but I 100pc love my job. I wouldn’t change what I do for a...

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almost 3 years
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‘We were a team, the most formidable mother and son team in the world’ – Marty Morrissey’s heartf...

Heartbroken RTÉ broadcaster Marty Morrissey has told mourners at his beloved mother Peggy’s funeral that he feels ble...

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almost 3 years
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Coronavirus Ireland: No extension to Christmas break despite outbreaks in schools

The Department of Education says there are no plans to lengthen the Christmas holidays, and schools will reopen as sc...

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almost 3 years
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Storm Barra lived up to predictions as ferocious winds caused widespread destruction

Storm Barra lived up to predictions as ferocious winds caused widespread destruction and flooding and left thousands ...

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almost 3 years
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‘It’s very sad... she was a lovely woman’ – tributes paid to mother of RTÉ’s Marty Morrissey afte...

Tributes have been paid after the mother of RTÉ sports commentator Marty Morrissey died in a road accident in the ear...

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almost 3 years
independent.ie

Tributes paid after mother of RTÉ presenter Marty Morrissey dies in road accident

Tributes have been paid after the mother of RTÉ sports commentator Marty Morrissey died in a road accident in the ear...

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almost 3 years
independent.ie

‘Bungalows are not the past, they are the way forward and make ideal family homes’

Trailblazing architect Jack Fitzsimons has a lot to answer for. His book Bungalow Bliss, first published in 1971, spa...

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almost 3 years
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‘A nightmare scenario for families’: Average homeowners face costs of €65,000 over sliding scale

The new and improved mica redress scheme was celebrated as an “unprecedented State intervention” by Taoiseach Michéal...

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almost 3 years
independent.ie

Mica: The mica crisis - How did building blocks bring so much pain?

HOUSING Minister Darragh O’Brien hailed the revised mica redress scheme as an “extraordinary” intervention from the S...

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almost 3 years
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‘It feels like Groundhog Day’ – GPs feel the strain of relentless surge in Drogheda as town hits ...

Dr Amy Morgan returned from her eight-month maternity leave three weeks ago.

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