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  • MURDER OF JAMES CAHILLANE

    The fire brigade was called to the home of James Cahillane in Ardraw, Beaufort, near Killorglin, at 2:20am on Thursday the 19th of April. Flames had destroyed the house and at first it was thought that 58 year-old James Cahillane died as a result of a fire that had started accidentally. Later a post mortem revealed that Mr Cahillane had sustained injuries before the fire and on April 23rd Gardaí launched a murder enquiry.

    A father of two adult children, James Cahillane lived alone at the family home in Ardraw. He worked for many years as an electrical maintenance technician at the financial services company Fexco, in Killorglin.

    Mr. Cahillane had been out for the evening in nearby Killorglin. He returned home by taxi at around midnight, two hours later his home was engulfed in flames.

    Appeal

    • Were you in the Killorglin town area on Wednesday the 18th of April? Chelsea were playing Barcelona in the Champions League that night. Do you have any information that would assist the investigation?
    • Shortly after 1am two people out hunting foxes stopped briefly outside James's house in Ardraw, but noted nothing suspicious, one hour later the house was on fire. Were you in the Ardraw area? Did you notice any suspicious activity?

  • AGGRAVATED BURGLARY IN KILLINEY, CO DUBLIN

    An aggravated burglary took place at a family home in the Killiney Hill area of Dublin on Friday the 4th of April. A mother and her two daughters of six and two years old were held by two masked men in an ordeal that lasted almost two hours.

    At around 9:40pm after the woman had let the dogs out the front door two masked men confronted her. They told her they had been watching her for weeks, knew about her business and that she had money. They demanded to know where the safe was. Keeping her under guard in her bedroom, her two- year-old child asleep on the bed and her six year old locked in the bathroom; they spent almost 2 hours searching the house.

    Eventually they made their getaway in the woman's Landrover with valuable jewellery, a large quantity of cash in US Dollars, three phones and the CCTV hard drive. They abandoned the Landrover minutes later.

    Description of Raiders:

    Raider 1: Five Foot Ten inches in height, slim build, wearing a dark woollen hat, dark coloured scarf covering his mouth, Dark hoody top, plain navy tracksuit bottoms, green and beige gardening gloves and spoke with a Dublin accent.
    Raider 2: Five Foot Ten inches in height, slim build, wearing a dark woollen hat, dark scarf, red hoody with baggy navy tracksuit bottoms with a white stripe down each leg, dirty plain white runners, dark gloves and spoke with a Dublin accent.

    Appeal

    • Did you notice anything suspicious in the area in the weeks before this incident?
    • Were you in the area on the night of the 4th April between 9pm and 11pm?
    • The raiders abandoned the Landrover nearby, did you witness any suspicious activity at Coundon Court?

  • MURDER OF EDWARD FITZMAURICE

    Eddie Fitzmaurice was an 83-year-old widower living alone at his drapery shop at Balleghy, Charlestown, Co. Mayo. He was last seen alive on the 1st of May,1998. Someone entered Eddie's home, beat him, gagged and tied him up. Although he was bound, Eddie Fitzmaurice managed to crawl to the front window of his house, to try to attract attention and get help. But sadly he was found dead five days later. He died from hypothermia.

    This brutal crime happened fourteen years ago and despite a number of arrests, no one has been brought to justice. The Serious Crime Review Team has reviewed the case and there is a Crime Stoppers reward for information.

    Appeal

    • Gardaí believe that there are still people who have information about this brutal crime and are appealing to them to come forward.
    • Gardaí appeal to anyone with information who may have been under duress at the time of the murder and did not come forward. However all these years later their circumstances may have changed and Gardaí would urge anyone with information to come forward.

  • ARMED ROBBERY AT A BOOKMAKER IN ENNIS

    On Saturday the 28th of April at 7.30pm raiders struck a bookmakers in Turnpike, Ennis, Co Clare. One man was armed with a shotgun; the second man, carrying a knife, vaulted over the counter and threatened the staff. They forced the staff to hand over money. Then made their getaway in a stolen Audi A5 with copied plates. This Audi had been taken on the 13th of March from Blanchardstown in Dublin. The car was discovered abandoned minutes from the scene of the crime around midnight that night.

  • MISSING PERSON STEPHEN CORRIGAN

    Gardaí are investigating the disappearance of Stephan Corrigan. He was last seen in the Dublin 8 area on Tuesday the 22nd of November 2010.

    Stephen Corrigan is 48 years old, when last seen he was wearing a long brown winter coat. He is described as 5ft 11" in height, of medium build with long blonde hair. He has blue eyes. Stephen's family are very concerned for his wellbeing.

  • MURDER OF DEAN JOHNSTON

    Gardaí are re-appealing for information on the murder of Dean Johnston who was shot dead on Wednesday the 25th of May 2011.

    At approximately 8.50pm Dean Johnston was sitting in the back of a red Volkswagen golf on Moorefield Avenue just yards from his home. A lone gunman approached the car and fired shots in through the rear passenger window hitting Dean and killing him. Dean was just 20 years old and was a fitness fanatic. He was hoping to become a fitness instructor.

    The investigation is on-going and several arrests have been made, however Gardaí are still seeking your assistance with this investigation.

    Viewers with information can call Crimecall on 1800 40 50 60

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