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Inquest to be opened into death of Graham Thorpe after he took his own life

An inquest will be opened into the death of former England cricketer Graham Thorpe after his wife revealed that he took his own life. Tributes flooded in for one of the nation’s best Test players after the England and Wales Cricket Board announced ...

13 Aug 2024 at 00:01

Local News

Pensioner's lung cancer caused by asbestos at work, Limerick inquest hears

A PENSIONER who died earlier this year developed lung cancer as a direct result of his exposure to asbestos while working 50 years ago, his inquest in Limerick was told. Limerick Coroners Court was told Daniel McCarthy (71) from Charleville died ...

10 Dec 2017 at 16:00

Local News

Verdict of accidental death after cyclist dies in Limerick collision

A VERDICT of accidental death has been returned at the inquest into the death of a man travelling on a motorised bike in County Limerick. Eamonn McAteer of Ballycullane, Kilmallock was travelling from Kilmallock in the direction of Bruff at ...

07 Aug 2020 at 22:00

Crime and Courts

Life's tragedies heard in a day at Limerick Coroner's Court

ONE by one, families slowly make their way across the floor of Limerick Coroner’s Court on Catherine Street. Frequently, a member of An Garda Siochana gently navigates their path, and points to an appropriate seat, where they might best ...

27 Oct 2017 at 06:03

Deaths

Limerick roofer fell more than seven metres to his death, inquest hears

A MAN who died while working on the roof of a farm fell more than seven metres to his death. Pat Cotter from Rockhill, Bruree, had more than 35 years’ experience as a roofer and steel fabricator. On December 13, 2022, he was working on ...

22 Jun 2024 at 21:33

Local News

Plans for single coroners district in Limerick

IT IS envisaged that there will be only one coroners district covering all cases in Limerick in 2017, following the retire-ment of a county coroner next December. The coronial district of Limerick is set to amalgamate with the ...

30 Jul 2016 at 14:00

Sport

Cricketer Graham Thorpe ‘spiralled into depression’ after job loss, inquest told

Former England cricketer Graham Thorpe “spiralled into depression” after losing his job as a batting coach in 2022, an inquest has heard. The 55-year-old died on the morning of August 4, 2024 after being struck by a train at ...

23 Jul 2025 at 14:57

National News

Sinead O’Connor ‘died of natural causes’

Sinead O’Connor died from natural causes, a coroner has said. The Dublin-born singer was found unresponsive by police at her south-east London home on July 26 2023 and pronounced dead at the scene. She was 56. A statement ...

09 Jan 2024 at 14:49

Local News

Limerick inquest hears that man died from ‘blood poisoning’

AN INQUEST in Limerick has heard that the death of a man, caused by septicemia, could have been prevented if he had sought medical treatment. Mayorstone garda Aidan Riordan discovered the body of Croatian national Igor ...

30 Nov 2018 at 20:00

Crime and Courts

Jury returns 'unlawful killing' verdict following fatal Limerick stabbing

THE body of a Polish man who was stabbed to death in Limerick was found wrapped in a duvet “saturated with blood” in the back garden of a house in Castletroy. Coroner John McNamara told the jury at Limerick Coroner’s ...

13 Sept 2017 at 06:50

Crime and Courts

Steve Collins to face High Court case over accidental death of Limerick pensioner

HIGH Court proceedings have been issued against Steve Collins, the father of murdered Roy Collins, after he accidentally knocked down and reversed over an 89-year-old Limerick woman, causing fatal injuries. The ...

21 Oct 2017 at 08:00

Crime and Courts

Tractor ‘rolled over’ elderly Limerick farmer who was jump-starting vehicle

A MAN in his late 80s died in a farming accident after his tractor “rolled over him” when he tried to jump-start the vehicle, an inquest has heard. Patrick Fitzsimons, 89, died of bronchial pneumonia after ...

16 Mar 2019 at 14:01

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