Eavan Murray Western Correspondent
  • Galway
  • Irish Independent

Eavan Murray is a Western Correspondent for the Irish Independent.

449 Articles
4 months ago
independent.ie

Galway hotel fire: Micheál Martin in 'heated phone call' with councillor who refused to back down...

An internal Fianna Fáil committee will decide on sanctions for two Galway party councillors over their opposition to ...

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4 months ago
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Galway hotel up in flames: How family of former Texas Rose bought Ross Lake House as dream home

The dream of an Irish-American family lies in smouldering ruins today after a fire engulfed their lakeside home in Ga...

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4 months ago
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Galway GAA man PJ Mahoney was killed in crash involving speeding neighbour who had taken cocaine,...

A much-loved GAA man died instantly when his car was struck by a neighbour high on cocaine, who was speeding on the w...

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5 months ago
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‘Like Tom, I’m a bachelor and that makes me a target’ – friend of Tom Niland is victim of brutal ...

A bachelor in his 60s and a friend of tragic farmer Tom Niland is the latest victim of a brutal marauding burglary gang.

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5 months ago
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Delays in processing toxicology samples at State Laboratory ‘adding to grief and upset of the ber...

Delays in processing toxicology samples at the State Laboratory are causing upset to bereaved families.

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5 months ago
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Callaghan brothers: Anger in Mayo over accusations in RTÉ exposé

When the Irish Independent tried to speak with those who knew the Callaghan brothers of RTÉ Investigates infamy, we w...

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6 months ago
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Galway businessman leaves legacy of €3 million to charity revolutionising heart and stroke service

A millionaire businessman who died in 2019 has left a legacy of €3 million that will revolutionise services for heart...

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6 months ago
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‘The silence in our home is harrowing’ – families of murdered men Aidan Moffitt and Michael Snee ...

The family of a Sligo man brutally murdered by Yousef Palani told the Central Criminal Court that they have been give...

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7 months ago
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Nurse who stabbed University Hospital Galway colleague with syringe faces being struck off register

A nurse who assaulted a colleague by stabbing her with a syringe filled with a strong sedative during a busy shift fa...

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7 months ago
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Irish nurse Eileen Gibbons in critical condition after being shot by ex-partner in Darwin, Australia

An Irish nurse living in Australia remains in a critical condition after she was shot by her former partner in a hous...

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7 months ago
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Burglary victim Tom Niland (75) remembered as ‘gentle and kind’ as hundreds gather for funeral

Farmer Tom Niland was remembered as a “gracious, gentle and kind man” who lived a contented life until the night his ...

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7 months ago
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Irish nurse in 30s in critical condition after being shot in Australia

An Irish nurse living in Australia is in critical condition after she was shot at a house in the Northern Territory c...

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