Murder

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EDITORIAL

Lucy Letby: Nurse, daughter, murderer

Why and how anyone is capable of unthinkably heinous crimes is a fascination fuelling our obsession with true…

By Amanda Cassidy

Jenny Claffey

LIVING

A morbid fascination: Jenny Claffey on our preoccupation with true crime content

In recent years, we’ve seen an almost overwhelming surge of interest in true crime content. From dedicated podcasts…

By Sarah Gill

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REAL-LIFE STORIES

When mothers kill

Filicide is a poorly understood phenomenon, partly because of its complexity, and partly because it is so rare…

By Amanda Cassidy

Do I let my daughter run alone?
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AGENDA, SELF

‘What do I say when my teenage daughter asks can she go for a run alone?’

As we reel from the murder of Ashling Murphy last week, Amy Lynch wonders how she can protect…

By Amy Lynch

Ashling Murphy: violence against women
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AGENDA

How many women won’t go for their evening run today haunted by the murder of Ashling Murphy?

How many women won’t go for their evening run today haunted by the fact that Ashling Murphy was…

By Leonie Corcoran

Alanna Quinn Edris

AGENDA

We worry about London streets but the vicious attacks on Ashling Murphy and Alanna Quinn Idris bring random violence home

The horrific London murders of Sarah Everard and Sabina Nessa last year woke the world up to the…

By Lauren Heskin

AGENDA

‘The McGinley murders are utterly tragic, but we must not forget compassion’

The devastating trial of Deirdre Morley – charged with the murder of her three children – has reached…

By Jennifer McShane

Kearney

EDITORIAL

Siobhan Kearney murder: ‘People have suggested I move on. But I can’t. You cannot be expected to forget a life force’

"He strangled my sister. He tried to disguise it as a suicide. He did it in the middle…

By Amanda Cassidy

AGENDA, SELF

A father’s love: The heartbreaking graveside promise made by Ciara Glennon’s dad after her murder

Irishwoman Ciara Glennon died fighting for her life when she was abducted during a night out in Perth…

By Amanda Cassidy

SELF

‘Our future is so bleak without them. It was so unnecessary for them to die’

We need to do more to protect the victims of domestic abuse and homicide. Amanda Cassidy speaks to…

By Amanda Cassidy

EDITORIAL

Graham Dwyer phone data appeal to be referred to European Court of Justice

The Supreme Court has ruled that the phone date retention case of Graham Dwyer is to be referred…

By Edaein OConnell

EDITORIAL

‘Ana Kriégel’s mother is right. How can there be any solace in this conviction for any of us?’

Children killing children involves a complicated justice. But it is Ana Kriégel’s mother who points out that no…

By Amanda Cassidy