John O’Connell, who ran Cork's iconic TW Murray and Co on Patrick's St, dies 

John O’Connell passed away peacefully at the Cork University Hospital 'surrounded by his loving family'

John O’Connell

The owner of a well-known Cork store that traded in everything from explosives to children’s toys over the years has died. He was 95.

John O’Connell, who ran TW Murray and Co on Cork’s St Patrick's Street into his 90s, died on February 14. He passed away peacefully at the Cork University Hospital "surrounded by his loving family".