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# Inquest

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# Baby Eoin
Verdict of medical misadventure returned at inquest into death of nine-month-old baby
Baby Eoin Julian died at Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital in Crumlin on 30 December 2015.
# Terrorism
Husband of Irish woman shot dead while on holiday in Tunisia found her beneath a beach towel
38 people were killed in the 2015 attack, including three Irish people.
# Joao Carvalho
Shane Ross: MMA bosses must stop 'dragging their feet' on safety after inquest into death of fighter
Joao Carvalho died on 11 April 2016 after he was knocked out during an MMA fight in the National Boxing Stadium.
# MMA
Joao Carvalho inquest rules misadventure - fighter was hit with 41 blows to head
Joao Carvalho died on 11 April 2016 after he was knocked out during an MMA fight in the National Boxing Stadium
# Inquiry
Taoiseach 'disappointed' Holles Street wants to go to court to stop inquiry into death of pregnant woman
Malak Thawley died in 2016 during surgery for an ectopic pregnancy.
# atrocity
UK court rules Birmingham bombing inquest should be broadened
21 people lost their lives in the bombing of two pubs in the attack on 21 November 1974.
# Drugs
Wicklow man died after taking headshop drug known as 'gravel' and 'bubble'
An inquest heard cause of death was Alpha PVP toxicity with restraint as a contributory factor.
# Dublin
No charges to be brought in relation to boy (17) who killed himself after alleged cyberbullying
The mother of the teenager says laws need to change to protect children from online predators.
# Clondalkin
Accidental death verdict returned in case of boy killed in sulky accident
Sean Doyle was killed in February 2016 when the sulky he was a passenger on was hit by a truck after the horse bolted.
# Inquest
Baby died due to toxic effects of cocaine, inquest told
Baby James was stillborn at the Rotunda.
# Inquest
'Stephanie, don’t leave us': Inquest hears baby swallowed tiny plastic perspex before her death
The infant passed away in June 2016.
# grace mcdermott
DCU lecturer (26) died from carbon monoxide poisoning during a house fire in Limerick
Grace McDermott died in a fire in Limerick last year.
# Inquest
Family of Clodagh Hawe still searching for answers for 'why Alan Hawe committed this savagery'
The families of Clodagh Hawe and Alan Hawe both made statements as the inquest into their deaths drew to a close.
# Hawe Family
Cavan inquest: Clodagh Hawe and sons were 'unlawfully killed', Alan Hawe died by suicide
The inquest got under way in Cavan Courthouse yesterday.
# Hawe Family Inquest
'I think Alan has done something terrible and he killed them all'
The inquest into the death of Clodagh Hawe and her three sons continues in Cavan today.
# Inquest
Hawe children were stabbed to death in their beds while mum Clodagh died in sitting room
Inquest into the death of Hawe family in Cavan heard distressing detail of how the four were killed. Dad Alan is believed to have died by his own hand.
# Cavan
The inquest into the deaths of the Hawe family starts today
The shocking murder-suicide rocked the community of Castlerahan in August 2016.
# Phoenix Park
Father died after his bike collided with pedestrian walking on cycle lane, inquest hears
The incident happened in May of last year.
# Milly Tuomey
Mother of 11-year-old who took her own life set up suicide support group
Milly Tuomey posted on Instagram to hundreds of friends of her intention to die on a certain date.
# Portiuncula Hospital
Death of baby stillborn in Galway hospital ruled medical misadventure
“Dr Hegazy didn’t speak to me. I felt the midwife was not convinced everything was okay. I saw her shaking her head.”
# Buncrana Pier
Water safety expert appeals to public to buy '€10 items for their car that can save a life'
These included a seatbelt cutters and a centre-punch which could easily break a car window.
# Donegal
Pathologist says driver of jeep in Buncrana pier tragedy was over drink-driving limit
Five members of the same family perished in the tragedy including Sean McGrotty, his sons Mark, 11, and eight-year-old Evan, his mother-in-law Ruth Daniels and her teenage daughter Jodie-Lee Tracey.
# Donegal
Inquest begins today into Buncrana pier tragedy
The inquest will hear from witnesses this morning, with a view to better understanding what happened during the incident.
# stevie cullivan
Inquest brought 'justice and answers' for newborn baby boy's death
A verdict of medical misadventure was given at the inquest into the death of baby Stevie Cullivan.
# Inquest
Two day old baby died after chest drain pierced her heart
The baby’s mother Irene Kavanagh said watching Laoise’s twin Cuán grow up left the family wondering about his sister.
# Inquest
Hook Head tragedy: 'Aoife's death left such a huge void in our lives'
Aoife Winterlich died tragically in a scouting accident at Hook Head.
# Cliffs of Moher
Coroner records verdict of death by misadventure after base-jumper fell 600 feet
The fall was captured on a friend’s Go Pro camera.
# shortcut
Father and three-year-old son drowned after falling into ditch, inquest hears
Sean Sweeney and his son Tyler Joyce were found dead in 10 inches of water on Easter Sunday 2016.
# aoife winterlich
14-year-old girl scout's fall from helicopter 'unlikely' to have caused her death, inquest hears
Aoife Winterlich died after being swept out to sea at Hook Head lighthouse in December 2015.
# Áras Attracta
Man was malnourished and severely dehydrated before death at Áras Attracta
An inquest heard that staff at the centre did all they could treat him.
# malak thawley
Harris 'seriously considering' independent inquiry into death of pregnant woman at Holles Street
Malak Thawley died during surgery for an ectopic pregnancy at the National Maternity Hospital in May 2016.
# Advic
'Dealing with a loved one's death is difficult, but a murder poses special problems'
Joan Deane helps people deal with the trauma of losing someone through homicide.
# malak thawley
'She was a beautiful soul who was going to be the mother of my child and now she's gone'
A coroner last month returned a verdict of medical misadventure in the death of Malak Thawley.
# malak thawley
'My life after my wife’s death has been a never-ending nightmare'
The inquest into Malak Thawley’s death returned a verdict of medical misadventure.
# ectopic pregnancy
'She asked me to pray for her': Inquest hears pregnant woman died during surgery at Holles Street
An inquest into the death of 34-year-old Malak Thawley heard evidence from the surgeon today.
# Inquest
Carrie Fisher's death caused by sleep apnea and 'other causes', coroner says
The legendary Star Wars actress died suddenly last December.
# Inquest
Father-of-two's car 'exploded and spun ten feet in the air' in crash with lorries
A jury of six men returned a verdict of accidental death.
# sousse beach
UK judge blasts 'shambolic' and 'cowardly' Tunisian police at terror attack inquest
Three Irish citizens were among the 38 people killed in the 2015 terror attack at Sousse beach resort.
# Hearing
A fresh inquest into the 1974 Birmingham bombings will kick off today
A preliminary hearing will be held amid a dispute between relatives and the Government over legal fees.
# Medical Misadventure
"We weren't allowed to take him out of the incubator, we could only touch his little hand through it"
An inquest into the death of Darragh Byrne in February 2013 found that he died due to medical misadventure.