# Murder

This week

17th September 2023 - 23rd September 2023

# Courts

Man (29) charged with murder of a man in Cork City

Florence O’Sullivan died at Cork University Hospital on 6 April.

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Wed 3:28 PM

Last month

August 2023

# Surrey

Murder probe launched after 10-year-old girl found dead inside home in England

Officers were standing outside the home on last night and a cordon was in place.

33.7k

Aug 11th 2023, 7:05 AM

July

July 2023

# Paul Gallagher

Gardaí appealing for information on ninth anniversary of Paul Gallagher murder in Co Meath

He was fatally shot in a field at Ballymacan, Collon, Co Meath on Monday, 28 July 2014.

8.4k

Jul 28th 2023, 9:57 AM

# Cork District Court

Man (29) accused of murder of Bruna Fonseca sent forward for trial next week

Miller Pacheco was charged with murder at a special sitting of Cork District Court on 2 January.

20.6k

Jul 20th 2023, 3:16 PM

# James Donnelly

Man charged with murder after Irishman killed at home in west London last weekend

James ‘JJ’ Donnelly was found at his home in Hillingdon after police were called on Saturday morning.

34.4k

Jul 19th 2023, 7:21 AM

# Renewed Appeal

Renewed appeal for information over murder of 27-year-old Antoinette Smith in 1980s

It is now 36 years since Antoinette Smith was last seen on O’Connell Street, Dublin.

11.7k

Jul 11th 2023, 7:25 AM

# Dublin

Dublin man pleads guilty to murdering friend who was "lured" to country lane

The guilty plea took place just two days after a jury was empanelled because a prison officer stood too close to the defendant.

29.4k

Jul 7th 2023, 5:51 PM

# Kirsty Ward

Family of Irish woman who was killed in Spain ask for privacy

A statement on behalf of Kirsty Ward’s family said they are requesting privacy and will not make any further comment.

49.7k

Jul 7th 2023, 2:50 PM

# Salou

Irish man arrested following violent death of Irish woman at Spanish holiday resort

A police statement said that the arrested man was found next to the woman and had suffered an injury.

63.0k

Jul 3rd 2023, 1:58 PM

June

June 2023

# Chloe Mitchell

Void left in hearts of all who knew Chloe Mitchell, funeral told

The Reverend said that the sudden loss of Chloe has left her parents struggling to recover.

11.5k

Jun 29th 2023, 2:25 PM

# Court

UK teenager who killed newborn son jailed for minimum of 12 years

Mayo had denied knowing she was pregnant and killing her son, saying he was already dead when she gave birth to him.

40.6k

Jun 26th 2023, 10:40 PM

# Terrorism

Uganda arrests 20 'collaborators' over horrific school massacre

42 people, including 37 school students, were hacked with machetes, shot and burned to death in their dormitories.

6.9k

Jun 19th 2023, 7:29 PM

# Ongar

Man killed in west Dublin stabbing named as Aaron Keating as teenage boy is arrested

The incident happened on Main Street in Ongar yesterday evening.

35.8k

Updated

Jun 14th 2023, 12:58 PM

# Dundalk

Man arrested on suspicion of murder after fatal assault of a woman in Co Louth

Catherine Henry’s body was discovered in ‘unexplained circumstances’ in Dundalk last Wednesday.

11.5k

Jun 1st 2023, 5:30 PM

# Australia

Famed Australian soldier loses war crimes defamation case

Three newspapers alleged that the man was involved in the murder of six unarmed prisoners in Afghanistan.

19.3k

Jun 1st 2023, 8:21 AM

This year

2023

# homocide reviews

Long-awaited report on familial homicide cases goes to Cabinet today

The report makes recommendations to improve the State’s response to familicide and domestic homicide.

8.4k

May 30th 2023, 12:05 AM

# Leaders' Questions

Varadkar: 'Ireland is a pretty safe country. We shouldn't be scaring people into thinking otherwise'

The Taoiseach said he does not think minimum sentences are a good idea.

18.3k

May 24th 2023, 2:23 PM

# Murder

Annie McCarrick was harassed by someone she knew before she disappeared in 1993, new doc reveals

Her story is a focal point of a new true crime documentary series on RTÉ, Missing: Beyond the Vanishing Triange.

32.7k

May 8th 2023, 1:50 PM

# Oklahoma

Seven bodies found in Oklahoma during search for missing teens

Authorities had called off their search for the teens after the bodies were found in the city of Henryetta and are treating the case as a homicide.

37.3k

May 2nd 2023, 7:19 AM

# Courts

Chef jailed for life for murder of 64-year-old Frankie Dunne

In imposing the sentence, the Judge said Ionut Cosmin Nicholescu had shown “shocking disrespect” to Dunne.

9.5k

Apr 28th 2023, 1:53 PM

# Fatal Assault

Man (26) appears in court charged with murder of Geila Ibram in Limerick

Habib Shamel, an Afghan national, appeared before Belfast Magistrates Court.

91.7k

Updated

Apr 8th 2023, 1:19 PM

# Gardaí

Man arrested in connection with Eddie Hutch Snr murder released without charge

A man in his 40s was arrested yesterday in connection with the 2016 murder of Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch’s brother.

19.5k

Updated

Apr 6th 2023, 10:25 PM

# Murder

Three killers of US rapper XXXTentacion given life sentences

The rapper, who pronounced his name “Ex ex ex ten-ta-see-YAWN,” was a platinum-selling rising star

14.8k

Apr 6th 2023, 10:05 PM

# Alesia Nazarova

Man charged with murder of woman found dead after house fire in Armagh

The PSNI confirmed that a 25-year-old man has been charged with murder.

15.3k

Mar 25th 2023, 8:22 AM

# Baby John

Kerry Babies: How DNA tests and computer mapping led to two arrests in a decades-old murder case

The case of Baby John has gone unsolved since 1984.

68.6k

Updated

Mar 25th 2023, 7:09 AM

# Portadown

Murder investigation launched after woman dies in house fire in Co Armagh

Police received a report of a house fire in the Church Street area of Portadown at around 2.15am this morning.

5.4k

Mar 21st 2023, 12:47 PM

# Patrick Quirke

Supreme Court rules seizure of computer from home of convicted murderer Quirke was 'unlawful'

The judgment of the seven member Supreme Court was delivered this morning.

38.6k

Updated

Mar 20th 2023, 11:56 AM

# Kristin smart

Man sentenced to 25 years in prison for murder of California student who went missing in 1996

Paul Flores was convicted of the murder last year.

36.8k

Mar 11th 2023, 10:44 AM

# Cartel

Mexico arrests five cartel members following the kidnapping and killing of Americans

A cartel decided to hand the perpetrators over to authorities because they acted without the authorization of their bosses.

13.7k

Mar 10th 2023, 8:00 PM

# Cavan

Gardaí no longer suspect foul play in death of man found in Cavan apartment

The dead man has been named locally as Dennis Neary who had recently moved into the area.

22.8k

Updated

Mar 10th 2023, 5:35 PM

# Natalie McNally

Man accused of Natalie McNally's murder left ‘hidden messages’ in staged livestream, court told

Stephen McCullagh, the father of Natalie McNally’s unborn child, was refused bail at Belfast High Court today.

17.6k

Mar 6th 2023, 4:55 PM

# South Carolina

Disgraced US lawyer Alex Murdaugh sentenced to life without parole for killing wife and son

Alex Murdaugh was found guilty of killing his 22-year-old son, Paul, with a shotgun and his 52-year-old wife, Maggie, with a rifle on 7 June 2021.

38.7k

Updated

Mar 3rd 2023, 4:00 PM

# Florida

Pregnant US inmate seeks release because unborn baby is innocent

Natalia Harrell faces a murder charge after fatally shooting another woman while taking an Uber.

27.2k

Feb 24th 2023, 8:45 AM

# bishop david o'connell

Murder investigation underway into shooting of Irish bishop in Los Angeles

The shooting of Auxiliary Bishop David O’Connell, who was from Glanmire in Cork, is being investigated as a murder, police said.

12.6k

Feb 20th 2023, 10:09 AM

# Warrington

Vigils held for Brianna Ghey across UK one week after her murder

Hundreds of mourners gathered in the town where she was killed as well as London’s Soho Square this afternoon to pay their respects.

13.4k

Feb 18th 2023, 7:51 PM

# Wexford

Gardaí renew appeal on 25th anniversary of disappearance and murder of Fiona Sinnott

Fiona was last seen after leaving Butler’s Pub in Broadway, Co Wexford, on 8 February 1998.

10.1k

Feb 8th 2023, 7:41 AM

# colm horkan

New jury to be sworn in at Stephen Silver murder trial after initial jury was discharged

A note was handed to the judge this morning to say that one of the jurors had a difficulty serving.

17.6k

Feb 1st 2023, 1:23 PM

# Courts

Second man admits facilitating gang in murder of Thomas McCarthy

Charles McClean (32), of St Mark’s Drive, Clondalkin was arraigned before the Central Criminal Court this morning.

10.0k

Jan 31st 2023, 6:20 PM

# Donegal

Trial date set for man accused of murdering mother in house fire

Guenter Lohse will go on trial on 8 April 2024 at the Central Criminal Court.

7.9k

Jan 31st 2023, 3:14 PM

# Arrest

Man arrested over murder of Paul 'Frank' Byrne whose skeletal remains were found in 2010

Byrne (20) was last seen on 15 July 2009 at Kilmartin Green, Tallaght in Dublin.

16.7k

Jan 30th 2023, 6:08 PM