Texas police reopen investigation into 1981 murder of Limerick priest

 Father Patrick Ryan, from Doon, Co Limerick, was murdered in a Texas hotel in 1981. 

A police investigation into the murder of a Limerick priest in Texas over 40 years ago has been reopened after an official application was lodged to clear the name of the Apache Native American convicted of the crime.

Fr Patrick Ryan, from Doon, Co Limerick, was found dead in a hotel room in Odessa in December 1981. He had been bound and beaten, and his car was later found in New Mexico. His wallet was also later recovered away from the crime scene.