# Inquest

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# Inquest

Couple discovered dead in Limerick house took their own lives

One of the couple was Julia Holmes, who was married to two other men when she tried to marry Thomas Ruttle.

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Apr 25th 2016, 9:40 PM

# Verdicts

After 2 years of inquests, Hillsborough jury retires to consider verdicts

The jury has been sitting since March 2014.

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Apr 6th 2016, 4:31 PM

# Limerick

Siblings who believe brother was assaulted before he drowned appeal for information

Nicky Lyons drowned last year.

26.4k

Mar 28th 2016, 7:00 AM

# arthur cave

Nick Cave's son took LSD before fatal cliff fall, inquest hears

The inquest at the Coroners Court in Brighton heard testimony from a friend of Arthur Cave’s.

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Nov 11th 2015, 8:07 AM

# Inquest

Irish man who died in kayak in UK 'had stab wounds to neck and wrist'

Dr Morgan Savage (40) was found on a beach on the Isle of Wight in September.

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Oct 28th 2015, 12:50 PM

# Inquest

Mother tells inquest that son who overdosed 'should never have been let out of hospital'

Glen Murphy McNally died days after discharging himself. An open verdict was returned at the inquest.

34.7k

Sep 17th 2015, 10:36 PM

# baby Caoimhe

Couple whose baby died tell HSE: 'Your apology is six years too late'

The couple said that the manner in which they had to fight for justice for their daughter was unacceptable.

17.4k

Sep 16th 2015, 11:30 PM

# Liam Murray

Inquest into death of shooting victim put on hold as family seek garda file

The family had previously been refused access to the Garda investigation file.

12.5k

Sep 11th 2015, 5:52 PM

# Stabbing

Charleville tragedy mother: "At the end of the day, he didn't know what he was doing"

The boys’ mother Helen O’Driscoll has said the family is devastated – and called on anyone with mental health problems to seek help.

17.9k

Aug 20th 2015, 11:56 PM

# charleville

Paddy O'Driscoll's defensive wounds show he fought for his life, inquest hears

An inquest into the Charleville twins’ horrific death last year has been held.

68.9k

Aug 19th 2015, 10:55 PM

# magaluf

'We just want the truth': Teenager's family think he could have been murdered

Tom Ousby died in August 2013 in ‘suspicious’ circumstances.

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Aug 19th 2015, 9:59 PM

# Inquest

Sky News reporter says he was devastated McCann Twitter troll killed herself after he exposed her

Her body was found in a hotel room two days after she featured in the Sky News report.

33.5k

Mar 20th 2015, 10:21 PM

# Inquest

Police bullets killed Sydney siege hostage Katrina Dawson

The inquest into December’s café siege has heard that the mum of three was killed by fragments from a police bullet or bullets.

13.3k

Jan 29th 2015, 8:15 AM

# Budget

Budget cuts in Sligo could see coroners' fees put to rest

The Council’s budget will make efforts to tackle debt from establishing water infrastructure.

9.3k

Nov 24th 2014, 6:50 PM

# Holles Street

'Lessons to be learned' after inquest finds woman died on operating table

Nora Hyland waited 40 minutes for a blood transfusion, the inquest heard.

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Oct 22nd 2014, 12:07 PM

# Inquest

Michael Kivlehan: 'Hopefully Dhara is looking down proud'

The 35-year-old widower also said there was much to be done to protect pregnant women in Ireland.

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Sep 30th 2014, 10:00 PM

# Inquest

Jury returns medical misadventure verdict at Dhara Kivlehan inquest

Earlier today, the former Master of Holles St Hospital hit out at the lack of continuity of care at senior consultant level afforded to Dhara Kivlehan the week before her death.

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Sep 29th 2014, 10:00 PM

# Inquest

There were unacceptable deficiencies in Dhara Kivlehan's care, inquest hears

A verdict is expected from the jury later today.

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Sep 29th 2014, 12:59 PM

# Inquest

Verdict expected at Dhara Kivlehan inquest today

Dr Peter Boylan will appear before the Coroner’s Court as an expert witness ahead of the verdict.

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Sep 29th 2014, 7:47 AM

# Inquest

Consultant apologises to husband of Dhara Kivlehan for upset caused

Dr Seamus Crowley said he was sorry if the woman’s husband had been insulted during the conversation they had about her care.

11.8k

Sep 26th 2014, 5:23 PM

# Inquest

Nurse doesn't remember telling Michael Kivlehan to stop 'eavesdropping'

The inquest has heard about a number of angry exchanges between the bereaved and a consultant.

22.4k

Sep 26th 2014, 1:08 PM

# Inquest

Dhara Kivlehan given photo of three-day-old son before her death at Belfast hospital

The inquest into the 29 year old’s death continues today.

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Sep 26th 2014, 8:06 AM

# Inquest

'Still a small chance' for Dhara Kivlehan after transfer to Belfast hospital

Dr Paul Glover said his colleagues would not have put the patient through the procedures they did if there was no hope.

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Sep 25th 2014, 5:58 PM

# Inquest

Dhara Kivlehan was not seen by specialist for 60 hours after acute kidney failure

However the doctor who looked after the 29-year-old said that this did not affect her overall care.

8.2k

Sep 25th 2014, 1:33 PM

# Tragedy

Dhara Kivlehan inquest: Delay of 36 hours between diagnosis and transfer for special care

Her family feel something could have been done if she was not “at death’s door” when she got to Belfast.

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Sep 25th 2014, 6:15 AM

# Tragedy

Doctor describes 'error' as hospital failed to look at Dhara Kivlehan's blood tests for 12 hours

The inquest also heard that a request to transfer Dhara Kivlehan to ICU was not acted on for eight hours.

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Sep 24th 2014, 11:20 PM

# Inquest

Tests indicated 'acute renal failure' six days before Dhara Kivlehan died

The inquest into the death of the 29 year old after she gave birth to her first son continues in Carrick-on-Shannon.

8.4k

Sep 24th 2014, 1:13 PM

# Tragedy

Timeline: Search for answers after death of Dhara Kivlehan

The 29 year old died four years ago after giving birth to a baby boy.

10.3k

Sep 23rd 2014, 9:50 AM

# UNANNOUNCED INSPECTION

Calls for urgent meeting with Varadkar after serious failings at Mayo care home

The gardaí are investigating the sudden death of a 72-year-old man at the care home in 2012.

8.7k

Jul 28th 2014, 11:02 AM

Voices

Opinion: The sudden death of a young woman is not any less tragic for her being an addict

Compassion for a fellow human being should not change just because a poor soul happened to be an addict.

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Jul 24th 2014, 1:00 PM

# Sligo General

Lack of witnesses called to Kivlehan inquest "unacceptable"

Association for the Improvement in the Maternity Services has said that more witnesses should be compelled to appear before the inquiry.

10.9k

Jul 17th 2014, 6:51 PM

# manx2

Cork air crash survivors: We realise how lucky we are

The six survivors have met up every year since the tragedy and hope to continue to so so in the future.

5.3k

Jun 12th 2014, 6:45 AM

# manx2

Cork air crash: Inquest returns verdicts of accidental death

The Fairchild Metro EC-ITP aircraft crashed, overturned and caught fire on its third attempt to land at the airport in 2011.

5.6k

Jun 11th 2014, 3:10 PM

# Hearing

Cork plane crash inquests to start today

Six people died in the 2011 crash.

4.8k

Jun 10th 2014, 11:09 AM

# break-ins

Peaches Geldof's home burgled twice since her death

The last burglary, in which no personal items were stolen, happened on Friday 9 May.

19.4k

May 13th 2014, 8:28 AM

# Wicklow

No blame attached as verdict delivered in Bray fire death inquest

Brian Murray and Mark O’Shaughnessy died when called to a factory fire in 2007.

12.4k

May 9th 2014, 10:44 PM

# Inquest

Heroin use 'likely' to have been involved in death of Peaches Geldof

A short inquest hearing was held today head of a full investigation in July.

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May 1st 2014, 11:11 PM

# RIP

Peaches' death was "tragic parallel" of her mother's overdose

The daughter of Bob Geldof was found dead at her home in Kent last month.

33.4k

May 1st 2014, 8:05 AM

# Investigation

Inquest into Peaches Geldof's death to begin next week

A post-mortem examination proved inconclusive.

29.0k

Apr 25th 2014, 8:51 PM

# The Troubles

Family of murdered spy Denis Donaldson accuse gardaí of delaying death inquest

Donaldson worked for Sinn Féin in the Northern Ireland Assembly in Stormont before being outed as an MI5 agent in 2005 and later shot dead.

11.6k

Mar 27th 2014, 4:20 PM