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Woman (71) was found with lacerations and head injury, Kilkenny murder trial hears

A detective has told a murder trial he saw that a 71-year-old pensioner had lacerations to the neck, an injury to her head and her left ear appeared to be missing when he entered her home. The jury has also heard that murder accused Trevor Rowe told ...

03 Mar 2022 at 16:17

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‘He had it coming for 20 years’: Kilkenny murder accused

A Kilkenny man who is accused of stabbing his brother-in-law to death in broad daylight in front of his wife shouted "he had it coming for 20 years" in the presence of gardaí attending the scene, a murder trial has been told. Andrew ‘Andy’ Cash of ...

03 Nov 2023 at 14:28

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Garda Sub Aqua unit carrying out searches of River Nore in Kilkenny

The Garda Sub Aqua Unit are carrying out extensive searches of the River Nore as part of an investigation into the murder of a Kilkenny woman. The victim, who was in her seventies, lived in the Maudlin Street area of the city and was from a very ...

26 Mar 2020 at 17:12

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Tadgh Butler trial: Kilkenny accused found crouched behind wall near home following stabbing

A murder trial has heard that the accused man was found crouched down behind a wall near his home, shortly after a stabbing in the house. The arresting officer gave the evidence this (Friday) morning in the Central Criminal Court trial of a ...

13 Apr 2018 at 15:37

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Kilkenny Cold Case: Breakthrough in Marie Tierney murder investigation as new witness comes forward

Gardaí investigating the cold case murder of Marie Tierney, whose remains were discovered on the outskirts of Kilkenny City almost 34 years ago, have made a dramatic breakthrough following the emergence of a key new witness. The witness ...

19 Dec 2018 at 17:38

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Kilkenny man Tadhg Butler sentenced to nine years in prison

A man who pleaded guilty to unlawfully killing his nephew's friend has been sentenced to nine years in prison. Tadhg Butler (37), with an address at Seafield House, Tramore, Co Waterford pleaded guilty last July to the unlawful killing ...

18 Oct 2018 at 15:08

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Kilkenny murder trial: Nancy Smyth subjected to head injuries and strangled before fire started in her home

A murder trial has heard that a widowed pensioner was subjected to head injuries and strangled before a fire was started in her Kilkenny home 30 years ago. State Pathologist Professor Marie Cassidy was giving evidence to the Central ...

24 Mar 2017 at 18:41

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Kilkenny murder trial: Malone told Gardai he argued with woman hours before she was found strangled

A man accused of the murder of a widowed pensioner in Kilkenny in 1987 told gardai that he had argued with her over a pigeon hours before she was found strangled, his cold-case trial has heard. John Joseph Malone is charged with ...

07 Apr 2017 at 14:44

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New witnesses emerge following heartfelt plea by family of murdered Kilkenny mother

A number of new witnesses have been identified following a heartfelt plea for information from the family of murdered mother of two, Marie Tierney. The young woman was reported missing from her home on October 22, 1984 by her ...

29 Dec 2017 at 12:27

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Poll: Should murderers be eligible for parole after seven years?

09 Nov 2016 at 11:34

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Kilkenny murder trial: Gardai deny getting witnesses to make statements

A garda has told a murder trial that investigators did not speak to witnesses with the purpose of getting them to say that the chief suspect had confessed to the alleged crime. Inspector Colin Furlong told defence barrister ...

10 Apr 2017 at 15:15

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Kilkenny murder trial: Nancy Smyth suffered a 'callous and violent death'

A 69-year-old woman who lived alone suffered a "callous and violent death", a prosecution barrister told a murder trial. Sean Gillane SC, gave his closing speech at the Central Criminal Court in the trial of 53-year-old ...

12 Apr 2017 at 10:50

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