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# philip finnegan murder

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Mother cross-examined by man accused of murdering her son

Stephen Penrose has dismissed his legal team and is now representing himself.

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Oct 14th 2021, 6:59 PM

Potential breakthrough in murder probe as gardaí arrest man in his 30s

Finnegan disappeared from his home in Dublin in August and his body was discovered four weeks later.

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Nov 16th 2016, 5:38 PM