Eamon Macgowan
14 results

Woman (30) unlawfully killed in Co Sligo, inquest rules
- Coroner's Court
- October 22, 2018, 17:45
A verdict of unlawful killing has been returned in the death of a 30-year-old woman whose body was discovered on the outskirts of Sligo, two days afte(...)

Criminal investigation underway into fatal Sligo fire, inquest hears
- Crime & Law
- August 27, 2018, 18:55
A criminal investigation has begun into the circumstances of a fire in which a father and son died, a coroner heard on Monday. Christopher (Sunny) H(...)

Quad bike rider (85) died in collision with car, inquest hears
- Coroner's Court
- August 27, 2018, 18:38
An 85-year-old man died after the quad bike he was driving was in collision with a car at a junction on a rural road in Co Sligo, an inquest heard on (...)

Man (41) died while snorkelling due to Sudden Adult Death Syndrome
- Irish News
- April 9, 2018, 14:07
A 41-year-old man who was found unresponsive, 1½ hours after he had gone snorkelling at Streedagh, Co Sligo , died as a result of Sudden Adult Death S(...)

Mother appeals for killer of ‘innocent boy’ to give himself up
- Coroner's Court
- November 23, 2016, 17:27
The mother of a 23-year-old Sligo man who was shot dead on his sister’s doorstep almost 11 years ago has appealed to the killer to give himself up. (...)

Man shot dead in front of girlfriend and baby, inquest told
- Coroner's Court
- September 29, 2016, 20:50
A man was shot dead in front of his girlfriend and baby son as he sat in a parked van in a busy shopping street in Sligo, an inquest has heard. Hughi(...)

Man died after catheter procedure led to bowel perforation
- Coroner's Court
- May 31, 2016, 01:00
A 79-year-old man died “after three months of torture” following a day procedure to have a catheter inserted at University College Hospital Galway, hi(...)

Woman died hours after being allowed out of psychiatric unit, inquest told
- Crime & Law
- February 29, 2016, 15:15
The family of a woman died by suicide after being allowed to leave the psychiatric unit of Letterkenny General Hospital, said she had been failed by (...)

Man who killed brother was released from care after six days
- Coroner's Court
- December 14, 2015, 23:20
An inquest into the deaths of two brothers who died following an incident at their family home has heard one had been admitted to a psychiatric facil(...)

Inquest hears woman (86) had to bang on table to call nurses
- Crime & Law
- May 11, 2015, 17:00
An 86-year-old woman who died following a fall at St John’s Hospital in Sligo had been told to summon nurses by banging a glass or her fist against th(...)