Widow awarded €722,000 following lengthy legal battle

The widow of a Co Sligo man who was gunned down in 1999 has been awarded nearly €750,000 in a long legal battle against the men responsible for his murder.

Margaret Madden, owner of a B&B at Lough Gara House in Monasteraden, sued four men for the loss of her husband and her own nervous shock, and distress.