Sean Murray

Dublin

News reporter @irishexaminer. Made @stardustpod. Co-author of The Last Disco: The Story of the Stardust Tragedy, out now. Opinions mine. DMs open.

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Articles

Tina Satchwell's murder: Why did it take gardaí so long to find her remains?

1 week ago | irishexaminer.com | Sean Murray

Richard Satchwell, who buried his wife Tina in a shallow grave under the stairs of their Youghal home, showed little emotion as he was found guilty of her murder at the Central Criminal Court. The 58-year-old from Leicester in England placed his head in his hand after the verdict of the five men and seven women of the jury was given following nine hours and 28 minutes of deliberations. Mr Justice Paul McDermott will issue the sentence next Wednesday, June 4.
Richard Satchwell found guilty of murdering wife Tina in 2017

1 week ago | irishexaminer.com | Sean Murray

Richard Satchwell has been found guilty of the murder of his wife Tina at their Cork home in 2017. The jury returned the verdict this afternoon after over nine hours of deliberations which resumed for a fourth day this morning. Satchwell (58) with an address at Grattan St in Youghal had pleaded not guilty to the murder of Tina Satchwell, nee Dingivan, at their home on 19-20 March 2017, both dates inclusive.
Jury continues deliberations in Richard Satchwell murder trial for fourth day

1 week ago | irishexaminer.com | Sean Murray

A jury has resumed deliberations for a fourth day in the trial of Richard Satchwell, who is accused of murdering his wife, Tina, at their Cork home in March 2017. The five men and seven women returned to court at 11.33 on Friday morning, having already deliberated for eight hours and 37 minutes prior to today. Mr Justice Paul McDermott told the jury: ‚ÄúI'm going to have the issue paper handed to you and you can continue your deliberations then.
Jury resumes deliberations in Richard Satchwell murder trial

1 week ago | irishexaminer.com | Sean Murray |Alison O'Riordan

A jury has resumed deliberations for a third day in the trial of Richard Satchwell, who stands accused of the murder of his wife Tina in March 2017. Mr Justice Paul McDermott invited the five men and seven women back into court at 10.36am on Thursday morning, with the jury having deliberated for four hours and 42 minutes prior to today. ‚ÄúGo out and continue your work,‚ÄĚ he told them, before they filed out of the courtroom.
Jury continues deliberations in Richard Satchwell murder trial

1 week ago | irishexaminer.com | Sean Murray

The jury is continuing to consider its verdict in the case of Richard Satchwell, who stands accused of the murder of his wife Tina in March 2017. Deliberations resumed at 10.40am this morning and paused for lunch at 1pm. The jury, comprising seven women and five men, has now been deliberating for just over three hours.
Gambling is a ticking time bomb and we can’t ignore it any longer

1 week ago | irishexaminer.com | Sean Murray

After years of burying our heads in the sand on what a massive problem gambling is in this country, the last few years have seen a step change in our understanding of the issue. This is in no small part down to the country’s first gambling regulator. Even though it was only formally established earlier this year, it spent the years prior in the background, commissioning the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) to delve into the extent of the problem. Its reports make for sobering reading.
HSE tenders for €50m national electronic prescription service to reduce medication errors

1 week ago | irishexaminer.com | Sean Murray

The HSE is set to spend up to €50m on a new national electronic prescription service as it seeks to modernise as part of Ireland’s “broader digital health transformation”. It has gone out to tender for the provision of this technology which it said will be rolled out in both public and private settings across the country’s healthcare system. “Ireland’s healthcare system currently lags behind other European countries in its adoption of digital technologies,” it said.
Cork's traffic congestion to worsen despite delivery of key public transport projects, analysis shows

2 weeks ago | irishexaminer.com | Sean Murray

The impacts from traffic congestion in Cork are bad and are going to get worse, with the economic cost set to hit almost ‚ā¨100m by 2040, the Department of Transport has said. Furthermore, even delivering key infrastructure projects like BusConnects may only ease congestion ‚Äútemporarily‚ÄĚ, as population and economic growth put greater demands on travel infrastructure in the city.
Ireland's fertility rate falling as women become first-time mothers later in life, new data shows

2 weeks ago | irishexaminer.com | Sean Murray

Women in Ireland are becoming first-time mothers later in life, while the fertility rate is also declining, the Central Statistics Office (CSO) has said. Publishing its set of ‚Äúvital statistics‚ÄĚ for 2024, the CSO said the average age of first-time mothers last year was 31.7 years. This is an increase of 1.2 years, with first-time mothers aged 30.5 years on average in 2014. It is also significantly higher than the average age of 28.5 years for first-time mothers in 2004.
Permission for development of 469 homes in Mallow appealed

2 weeks ago | irishexaminer.com | Sean Murray

Plans for a large new development of nearly 500 homes in Mallow given the green light by Cork County Council last month have been appealed. Reside (Castlepark) Ltd made the application last November for a mix of 305 houses and 164 apartments, along with a creche and caf√©, at Castlepark, Castleislands in the north Cork town. However, objections to the plans were raised by local residents, and planners at the council requested further information before granting planning permission.