Eugene Murphy
60 results

Up to 1,500 attend rally over planned closure of holiday centre for disabled
- Social Affairs
- November 23, 2019, 16:28
An estimated 1,500 people have attended a rally in Roscommon town to protest at a decision by the Irish Wheelchair Association to close a holiday cent(...)

Mother who left children home alone locked in bedrooms is jailed for six months
- District Court
- November 22, 2019, 19:33
A young mother who left three children under the age of eight locked into bedrooms in a house on their own and ended up being arrested for drink-drivi(...)

Children found home alone locked in bedrooms as mother arrested for drink driving
- District Court
- November 19, 2019, 20:22
Gardaí found three children under the age of eight locked into bedrooms in a house on their own after their mother had left them unattended and ended (...)

Two Dáil bars closed as elusive rat escapes after being chased with golf club
- Politics
- July 10, 2019, 12:04
The Oireachtas members’ bar and the visitors’ bar have both been closed for the day after a large rat was seen on the premises. The rat was spotted b(...)

Healy-Rae denies being asked to join Government: ‘I was not asked to dance’
- Oireachtas
- June 19, 2019
The Dáil was suspended after a row erupted when Independent TD Michael Healy-Rae claimed Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe had told a “lie” over th(...)

Sinn Féin TDs warn Roscommon incident ‘only the start of it’
- Oireachtas
- December 19, 2018
Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan has warned that vigilantism “is a very dangerous road to go down” as he answered Dáil questions about the recent(...)

Siblings regain possession of Roscommon home following eviction
- Irish News
- December 18, 2018
A sister and one of her brothers evicted from a Roscommon farmhouse last week, prompting a violent retaliation by vigilantes against security guards (...)

FF parliamentary party leaning towards extension of deal with FG
- Irish News
- December 7, 2018, 01:00
At times Fianna Fáil TDs are left to judge the political direction of their party by the mood of their leader rather than by anything he says. On the(...)

Minister denies claim asylum seekers being ‘herded’ into hotels
- Oireachtas
- November 13, 2018, 18:31
The Government has been accused of “herding” asylum seekers into hotels and failing to consult local communities over the establishment of three new d(...)

‘Secret’ arrangements being made to open refugee centre in Rooskey, Dáil told
- Oireachtas
- November 7, 2018, 21:12
The Government has been accused of making secret arrangements to open a refugee centre without consulting the local community on the Roscommon Leitrim(...)