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# Inquest

This year
2023
Young Carlow rider was fatally injured after horse landed on her at water jump, inquest hears
Allegra “Tiggy” Hancock’s mother said her death was a “tragic accident”.
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Feb 20th 2023, 10:49 PM
Sligo man died from burns suffered while taking a hot bath, inquest hears
The man had to be airlifted by helicopter to hospital because of the extent of the burns to his body after being scalded by hot water.
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Feb 10th 2023, 3:39 PM
Date set for inquest into death of Coast Guard volunteer Caitriona Lucas
The inquest will be held on 12 April.
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Feb 3rd 2023, 7:19 PM
Cork coroner urges animal owners to be cautious after three-month-old baby killed in dog attack
The Cork coroner told the inquest that dogs can be unpredictable and can cause serious harm.
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Jan 19th 2023, 6:31 PM
Last year
2022
Inquest hears GSOC have compiled draft report on shooting of George Nkencho by Gardaí
GSOC said it was likely that the file would be forwarded to the DPP who will decide if criminal charges should be brought in relation to Mr Nkencho’s death.
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Dec 15th 2022, 6:09 PM
Peggy Morrissey was driving to safety of son, Marty Morrissey when involved in fatal crash
Peggy Morrissey was driving to stay at a hotel during Storm Barra
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Nov 4th 2022, 5:56 PM
Post-mortem results show Lisa Thompson was strangled and stabbed repeatedly in her home
The 52-year-old was found dead in her home in Ballymun on 10 May this year.
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Nov 2nd 2022, 1:59 PM
Inquest findings into death of Derry mother shot by soldier to be sent to prosecution service
Kathleen Thompson was killed by a bullet to the chest in her back garden in Derry in 1971.
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Oct 5th 2022, 6:07 PM
Amateur pilot said plane was ‘dodgy’ prior to footballer Emiliano Sala’s fatal flight
Sala was joining then Premier League club Cardiff City in a £15 million transfer.
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Sep 21st 2022, 9:30 AM
Parents asked to bring baby's body out back entrance of hospital, inquest told
Baby Kevin McNeill died at the National Maternity Hospital on 17 February 2019.
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Sep 20th 2022, 6:14 PM
Hospital apologises as woman bled to death after 'urgent' scan not followed up on, inquest told
The UL Hospitals Group issued an unreserved apology to the family of Susan Doherty.
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Sep 19th 2022, 9:15 PM
Newlywed killed in road crash was 'beautiful inside and out', inquest hears
Krista Rowan had married just weeks before the fatal incident.
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Sep 12th 2022, 9:54 PM
Coroner approves PSNI attempt to withhold material from Noah Donohoe inquest
Justice Michael Humphreys said disclosing the information would create a real risk of harm to the public interest.
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Sep 8th 2022, 12:05 PM
Defeat to Ireland was 'not acceptable,' says New Zealand Rugby chief
Meanwhile, Brodie Retallick has been ruled out for up to two months after Andrew Porter’s tackle on him.
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Jul 17th 2022, 9:32 AM
Inquest hears how man believed that killing his landlord 'would rid the world of evil'
Saverio Bellante was found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity seven years ago.
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Jul 4th 2022, 5:51 PM
Derry mother was shot by soldier in ‘unjustified’ circumstances, says coroner
Kathleen Thompson, a 47-year-old housewife, was killed by a bullet to the chest in her back garden in Derry in 1971.
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Jun 29th 2022, 4:42 PM
GSOC investigation into fatal shooting of George Nkencho by gardaí has 'made significant progress'
Nkencho was fatally wounded by members of the Garda Armed Support Unit outside his home in December 2020.
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Jun 27th 2022, 1:56 PM
Boy (8) died after inhaling helium from a balloon he had placed over his head, inquest hears
Luke Ramone Harper was pronounced dead at Temple Street Children’s Hospital in Dublin on April 2 last year.
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Jun 3rd 2022, 4:15 PM
Investigation finds 'uncontrollable spin' caused 2019 plane crash in Kildare, killing pilots
The investigation by the Air Accident Investigation Unit found no structural faults with the aircraft.
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May 27th 2022, 4:56 PM
Vincent Browne to assist inquest as witness to loyalist car bomb attack
Vincent Browne was a newspaper journalist working in Belfast in the 1970s.
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May 12th 2022, 6:13 PM
Lifebuoy missing from scene of drowning on Liffey quays in Dublin, inquest hears
Daniel Cullen died after falling into the Liffey at Sir John Rogerson Quay.
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Apr 20th 2022, 7:47 PM
Hearing into deaths of three men killed in N7 crash last year adjourned following family objection
The men died when their car burst into flames following a high-speed crash with a truck on the N7 while they were fleeing from gardaí.
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Apr 7th 2022, 5:28 PM
Perfectly healthy baby died as a result of medical misadventure at Mayo University Hospital
The inquest heard that Cian Hunt’s death was avoidable if he had been delivered at 36 weeks as was originally planned.
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Apr 5th 2022, 8:48 PM
Max Mosley took own life after learning he had just weeks to live, inquest hears
The former FIA president took his own life at his London home in May 2021
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Mar 29th 2022, 6:24 PM
Footballer Emiliano Sala died as result of plane crash, inquest jury finds
The Argentina-born striker died from head and chest injuries but was deeply unconscious, having been poisoned by carbon monoxide.
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Mar 17th 2022, 6:15 PM
12-year-old boy suffered 'severe and irreversible brain injury' after falling off stair bannister in school
The inquest heard that measures were taken to improve the safety of stairways at the school following Blaise Cunningham’s death.
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Mar 15th 2022, 5:29 PM
Accomplished swimmer drowned during early morning swim in Dublin Bay, inquest hears
The inquest heard Dr Holly Delaney-Rice was a regular swimmer and a gifted athlete who had run several New York marathons.
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Mar 10th 2022, 4:45 PM
Football agent denies knowingly organising ‘grey’ flight for Emiliano Sala
The aircraft that crashed into the Channel killing both the player and the pilot had no licence to carry paying passengers.
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Feb 24th 2022, 11:00 PM
Taoiseach promises action on Stardust fire inquest demand
A new Bill is being brought forward in the Seanad to ensure that the inquest is held before a jury.
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Feb 23rd 2022, 4:05 PM
Parents of 22-year-old who died in camping tragedy praise friends who tried to save him
The inquest in to the young man’s death heard that his friends attempted to save him after he fell through ablowhole.
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Feb 22nd 2022, 8:30 PM
Emiliano Sala felt pressured into making record transfer, mother tells inquest
The footballer was killed in a plane crash as he flew to Wales from Nantes to complete a transfer to Cardiff City in January 2019.
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Feb 15th 2022, 5:05 PM
Family of woman killed at traffic lights call for sensors to be fitted to front of vehicles
Olivia Loader (48) died after being hit by the vehicle at the junction of Phibsborough Road and Connaught Street.
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Jan 25th 2022, 8:20 PM
All time
Jury in mother and baby inquest returns verdict of medical misadventure
The jury made a series of recommendations in the case.
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Nov 18th 2021, 9:48 PM
Mystery remains over why man killed his brothers in Cork, inquest told
The killings took place in Co Cork in February.
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Nov 17th 2021, 9:30 PM
Four-day-old boy sustained irreversible brain injury when mother collapsed out of hospital bed
An inquest into the deaths of Marie and Darragh Downey continued today.
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Nov 17th 2021, 4:29 PM
Husband says wife and newborn son may not have died if epilepsy guidelines had been followed
Marie Downey died following a sudden epileptic seizure at CUMH in March 2019.
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Nov 16th 2021, 10:50 PM
Bus passenger left on motorway after violent behaviour was fatally injured a short time later
The driver said he decided to move off as the passenger’s behaviour was both unpredictable and violent
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Nov 9th 2021, 7:38 PM
Calls for urgent resolution to legal fees impasse for Stardust families
Campaigners said this morning that the Department Of Justice has reneged on its “past promises” to pay for work undertaken by their legal representatives.
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Sep 16th 2021, 4:38 PM
Kilkenny hospital admits failures in care of mother whose son died shortly after birth
Baby Laurence Somers died at the Coombe Hospital in Dublin on 28 January 2018.
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Sep 14th 2021, 7:00 PM
Mother of newborn who died shortly after birth hits out at hospital staff for not updating her on son's condition
Dublin District Coroner’s Court heard emotional evidence from Gráinne Somers from Kilkenny.
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Sep 13th 2021, 6:35 PM
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