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<p> Mary O’Driscoll the sister of the late Timmy Foley reading a victim impact statement after the murder trial at Anglesea Street court in Cork today. Picture Dan Linehan. </p>

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Macroom murder: Unanimous guilty verdict ends tale of misery and violence

Just over two years since gardaí found a 44-year-old man dying in a pool of blood in a house in Macroom after being stabbed 28 times, his ex-wife was today found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment.

<p>Rita O'Driscoll denies murdering her ex-husband. Picture: John Delea</p>

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Cork murder trial jury must consider 'passion' in accused's comments and 'history of abuse'

<p>Rita O’Driscoll said Timmy Foley (pictured) abused her from early on in their relationship.</p>

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Macroom murder accused like a 'firework ready to explode' before ex-husband's death

Macroom murder accused claims ex-husband stabbed her when she called him 'satanic'

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Macroom murder accused claims ex-husband stabbed her when she called him 'satanic'

Cork murder trial hears blood evidence from forensics team

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Cork murder trial hears blood evidence from forensics team

Knife found in bloodied toilet cistern, Cork murder case hears

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Knife found in bloodied toilet cistern, Cork murder case hears

Trial of Cork woman accused of husband's murder hears he was stabbed 28 times

Trial of Cork woman accused of husband's murder hears he was stabbed 28 times

The trial of a 48-year-old Cork woman charged with murdering her husband in Cork has heard claims that he sustained 28 stab wounds – up to four of them being potentially fatal.

Thu, 08 Oct, 2020