Eavan Murray Western Correspondent
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  • Irish Independent

Eavan Murray is a Western Correspondent for the Irish Independent.

449 Articles
over 1 year ago
independent.ie

‘I have an elderly man, over 85, who doesn’t want to go in because he is afraid of dying on a tro...

Our choking hospital emergency departments and chronic understaffing have put intolerable pressure on GPs across Irel...

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over 1 year ago
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Farmer who threw excrement at TDs Anne Rabbitte and Ciarán Cannon in Gort, Galway defends his act...

A farmer who flung bags of excrement at two government TDs has defended his actions, saying: “Someone had to speak up...

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over 1 year ago
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Teenage girl Aoife Johnston who died from meningitis in Limerick left on hospital trolley for up ...

A teenage girl who died of bacterial meningitis at University Hospital Limerick was left on a trolley for up to 16 ho...

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over 1 year ago
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Armed gardaí patrol streets as peace of Rathkeale, Limerick shattered by feud between families - ...

Rathkeale is a small rural town in the middle of Co Limerick.

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over 1 year ago
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Shopping costs Ireland: Filling shop basket costs €1,000 more over a year as inflation hits festi...

Festive treats that households regularly stock up on each Christmas have shot up in price compared to last year – as ...

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over 1 year ago
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‘I’ve finally claimed justice for my nine-year-old self,’ says abuse survivor after former Christ...

A man who, as a fourth class pupil, was sexually abused by a Christian Brother has said he has finally claimed justic...

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over 1 year ago
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Family-owned pharmacy back open after truck ploughed into it in the early hours of the morning

A family-owned pharmacy in Mayo reopened this morning despite a truck ploughing through the front window in the early...

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over 1 year ago
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Private Sean Rooney 'shot dead at close range' as it's suspected his killers gained access throug...

Private Seán Rooney was shot dead at close range after his armoured vehicle had already overturned, it is believed.

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over 1 year ago
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Private Seán Rooney believed to have died after being shot through rear window of armoured vehicle

IRISH peacekeeper Private Seán Rooney was shot through the rear window of an armoured vehicle, investigators believe.

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over 1 year ago
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Seven bullets recovered from vehicle where Private Seán Rooney was killed as he tried to steer co...

Seven bullets were recovered from the vehicle where Private Seán Rooney was shot dead.

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over 1 year ago
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‘Seán was a fantastic character, and he was the model soldier’ – tributes paid to Private Seán Ro...

Private Seán Rooney joined the Defence Forces shortly after he left school four years ago. The 23-year-old was last n...

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over 1 year ago
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Sligo men Aidan Moffitt and Michael Snee died from multiple sharp force injuries to neck and head...

An inquest into the deaths of Sligo men Aidan Moffitt and Michael Snee, who died violently in their homes last April,...

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