Eavan Murray Western Correspondent
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  • Irish Independent

Eavan Murray is a Western Correspondent for the Irish Independent.

454 Articles
over 2 years ago
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‘It has been tough on the supporters – but can Mayo beat Dublin? Of course they can’

It’s a long time since he captained Mayo, but the fire still burns bright in Johnny Farragher.

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over 2 years ago
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Specialist gardaí carrying out major sexual abuse investigation into Dublin politician

Specialist gardaí are carrying out a major sexual abuse investigation into a Dublin politician, Independent.ie can re...

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over 2 years ago
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Miracle Galway Bay rescue: ‘I went out to paddleboard again but there was lightning – I took it a...

Tomorrow will mark one year to the day teenager Ellen Glynn and her cousin Sara Feeney paddled out from Furbo beach, ...

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over 2 years ago
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‘We live a simple life… it makes us feel rich’ – Connemara group campaigns for newcomers to relocate

A rural Connemara community once plagued by emigration is promoting itself as one of the best places in the world to ...

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over 2 years ago
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Connemara calling: Group campaigns for newcomers to relocate and combat worrying depopulation

A rural Connemara community once plagued by emigration is promoting itself as one of the best places in the world to ...

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almost 3 years ago
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Hero young mother who ‘lived for her children’ among spate of water tragedies

A devoted young mother-of-two who "lived for her children" tragically drowned trying to save her son at a local fishi...

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almost 3 years ago
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Raheem Sterling presented with incredible portrait from young Irish artist

FOOTBALLER Raheem Sterling was presented with a stunning portrait by a young Irish artist following England’s Euros d...

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almost 3 years ago
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‘There is no end in sight’ says the desperate wife of Robert Pether, who has now spent more than ...

MORE than a hundred days have now passed since Robert Pether was held without charge in Iraq. The grim milestone has ...

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almost 3 years ago
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Climbing Croagh Patrick is not for the faint-hearted, weak-willed or unfit, but the reward is sim...

Martina Purdy and I slid past each other on the way down from the summit of Croagh Patrick, Ireland’s holiest mountai...

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almost 3 years ago
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Journalist shooting ‘is an attack on press freedom’

Mediahuis Ireland publisher Peter Vandermeersch has condemned the shooting of Dutch investigative journalist Peter R ...

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almost 3 years ago
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Plight of Irish-based engineer held in Baghdad jail raised with UN

Lawyers for Irish-based engineer Robert Pether, detained in Baghdad over a corporate dispute, have complained to the ...

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almost 3 years ago
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The great escape: Belfast is buzzing with visitors from the Republic

Belfast is fast becoming the social capital of Ireland as hotels, restaurants and pubs fill with a flood of weekend v...

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