Murder

05:00, 12 OCT 2025

Murderer who 'danced' on man’s head granted time out of prison to visit family

Our pictures show convicted murderer Martin Morgan, 34, enjoying a recent day out with his family

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Father to be jailed for life for Wexford murder of daughter (8) and attempt to murder her mother

Muhammed Al Shaker Al Tamimi pleaded guilty today to murdering his eight-year-old daughter

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Double murder trial: Court hears Ruth Lawrence 'worked with boyfriend to shoot men' found on lake island

Ruth Lawrence has pleaded not guilty to murdering Anthony Keegan (33) and Eoin O'Connor (32)

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Murder trial: Cork drug dealer's skeleton 'found in gravel bag five months after he was last seen'

Niall Long (33) formerly of St Michael’s Close in Mahon in Cork and Luke Taylor (27) previously of Cherry Lawn in Blackrock in Cork are charged with the murder of Kieran Quilligan.

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Mum of missing boy Kyran Durnin ducks from camera after returning to Ireland

Exclusive - The mother of missing Kyran Durnin has returned to Ireland from the UK and was seen ducking from cameras as she arrived at her family home in Drogheda.

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Baby sitter's horror death as killer claimed he was looking for female hormones

WARNING: Graphic Content The brutal murder of 14-year-old Karen Slattery in 1984 was just one of two murder cases committed by killer Duane Owen, who would spend the next 40 years in the death penalty process

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Man pleads guilty to murder of mum-of-two fashion designer who died in Dublin house blaze

Emma McCrory was fatally injured after a blaze broke out in her house on the evening of December 15, 2022

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Monster stabbed teen with such ferocity knife broke then returned to scene to help Gardai

Peter Whelan is reportedly set to make another application to the parole board in the hopes of becoming free but the woman who somehow survived his disturbing onslaught has spoken out

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Mystery killer hid in family's loft for months before murdering them in cold blood

The Hinterkaifeck Murders have gone down in history as one of the most spine-shivering cases in history, and despite happening more than a hundred years ago, it is still being investigated by the true crime community

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'I survived botched death row execution and there's one face I'll never forget'

Thomas Creech is Idaho's longest-serving death row inmate and was given a lethal injection last year, but the execution was botched after the medical team failed to find a suitable vein. He has now spoken out about the ordeal

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Man cries on RTE for missing wife to return – but his evil mask slips six years later

Tina Satchwell was reported missing by her husband in 2017 and Richard Satchwell later appeard on the Ray D'Arcy Show on RTE One where he pretended not to know where his wife was

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'Real life Cinderella' killed by own mother in 'worst case of child abuse ever seen'

Elisa Izquierdo, six, was murdered by her mother, Awilda Lopez, in November 1995 after a campaign of physical, emotional and sexual abuse - and the child welfare missed numerous 'obvious' opportunities to intervene

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Paramedics and gardai at scene of Finglas murder suicide offered support after witnessing horror

The Irish Mirror has learned more harrowing details about the moment emergency services were called to the scene

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Man, 31, appears in court charged with murder of dad, mum and brother in Louth

The bodies of Mark (54), Louise (56) and Evan (27) were discovered at their home on Monday morning before 10am

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Twisted dad faked wife's disappearance then blew himself and their children up

Susan Powell vanished without a trace and two years later her husband, Josh Powell, killed himself and their two sons in a horrific home explosion

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Gardai issue fresh appeal for information on fatal shooting of well-known bookmaker

47-year-old Dessie Fox died due to injuries sustained in a shooting more than three decades ago

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Community in 'utter shock' as three family members suffer 'violent deaths' in Louth

Two men and a woman have been found dead - a man has been arrested

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Three 'stabbed to death' as Tallanstown community in shock - live updates

Gardai have launched an investigation and are at the scene

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Cops found hysterical mum drenched in blood – what they saw upstairs was so much worse

Marissa Devault was in a frantic state when responders arrived at her home where she lived with her husband and three kids, and it wasn't long before investigators realised her story was fake

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Irish woman 'strangled to death with vacuum cord' in Spain holiday hotspot

A Cork woman was allegedly strangled with a vacuum cord in her Benidorm apartment and a British resident has been arrested on suspicion of murder.

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Haunting last photo of man taking shower minutes before he's stabbed 27 times

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT Travis Alexander was taking a shower at his home in Mesa, Arizona when his girlfriend Jodi Arias snapped a photo of him - two minutes later he was dead

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Woody Harrelson's dad was a notorious hitman who claimed he killed JFK

Charles Harrelson was a notorious hitman who was convicted of two murders and acquitted of a third - he also claimed to have killed President John F. Kennedy

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Inquest hears of moment father and son found dead in Donegal home days before Christmas

The pair were found after a carer called to the pair's bungalow home at 10.30am

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Dad's terrifying mask drops after he frantically calls police to check on family

Chris Coleman called police in May 2009 to ask them to check on his family because he'd been unable to reach them by telephone - but the truth was far more sinister

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