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Senior garda appointed to review handling of third-party concerns in Cork murder-suicide
Senior garda appointed to review handling of third-party concerns in Cork murder-suicide
Gardaí are to examine how concerns are handled in the wake of the killing of Mark O'Sullivan near Kanturk by his brother and father. Concerns had been voiced to gardaí in the weeks before the incident.

Sat, 09 Apr, 2022

Kanturk killings: Inquest opens into murder-suicide that rocked a north Cork community
Kanturk killings: Bank Holiday tragedy that rocked a community
There is at least one internal Garda review ongoing into the events that led up to the deaths a year ago of Tadg, Mark and Diarmuid O’Sullivan in Kanturk over a land dispute.

Sun, 24 Oct, 2021

'Nothing has changed' since Ballycotton murder-suicide in 2010
'Nothing has changed' since Ballycotton murder-suicide in 2010
One year after the tragic and senseless deaths at a lonely farmhouse in Kanturk - has anything changed in how Ireland tackles the growing problem of familicide? Neil Michael reports

Sat, 23 Oct, 2021

Eileen and Jamie O’Sullivan funeral
Lixnaw remembers 'kind, gentle' Eileen and Jamie at funeral
Mourners hear tragic deaths of mother and son left local community 'lost for words'.

Mon, 20 Sep, 2021

Taoiseach: Firearms laws may need to be examined in wake of Lixnaw tragedy
Taoiseach: Firearms laws may need to be examined in wake of Lixnaw tragedy
It was the absence of Eileen out walking the family pet Henry which initially raised the alarm for neighbours 

Thu, 09 Sep, 2021

Gardaí launch criminal investigation after double murder-suicide in Lixnaw 
Gardaí launch criminal investigation after double murder-suicide in Lixnaw 
Parish priest Fr Anthony O’Sullivan, who gave the family the Last Rites, said: 'I just can’t put into words what I saw and what I witnessed'

Wed, 08 Sep, 2021

Analysis: Family annihilators driven by issues with power and masculinity
Analysis: Family annihilators driven by issues with power and masculinity
Dr Ciara Staunton examines the underlying psychology and triggers behind familicide

Wed, 08 Sep, 2021

Kanturk killings inquest: 'Hold on, I’m going to get you help' mother told dying son
Kanturk killings inquest: 'Hold on, I’m going to get you help' mother told dying son
A jury has said that 25-year-old Mark O'Sullivan's death was unlawful and that his brother Diarmuid and father Tadg both took their own lives

Wed, 04 Aug, 2021

Kerry woman found dead with her husband and teenage sons in US
Kerry woman found dead with her husband and teenage sons in US

An Irishwoman is one of four members of a family who have died in a murder-suicide in the US.

Fri, 06 Mar, 2020

Treatment of depression could reduce murder-suicides
Treatment of depression could reduce murder-suicides

Even though murder-suicide remains incredibly rare, there are steps that can be taken to help mitigate the causes, argues Brendan Kelly.

Thu, 28 Sep, 2017

Novel tackles murder-suicide and its aftermath
Novel tackles murder-suicide and its aftermath

One of the first works of fiction to feature murder-suicide and its aftermath has just been published.

Fri, 07 Jul, 2017

Cavan murder-suicide: Father's note won't be made public
Cavan murder-suicide: Father's note won't be made public

A suspected murder-suicide note left by Alan Hawe “could contain nothing or could contain everything”, garda sources have said writes Cormac O'Keefe.

Thu, 01 Sep, 2016

US man kills wife with chainsaw, then turns machine on himself
US man kills wife with chainsaw, then turns machine on himself

A Philadelphia man killed his wife with a chainsaw and then turned the machine on himself in a grisly murder-suicide, prosecutors said.

Fri, 03 Apr, 2015

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