Ireland Convicted Limerick murder man dies at home
Martin O'Donoghue, a 35-year-old man, was stabbed to death outside a bar known as The Pub on Broad Street, Limerick City, on 9 August 2004. Derek McNamara, a 52-year-old man, was found guilty by a jury at the Central Criminal Court and sentenced to life in Limerick Prison in 2006. McNamara, who had 22 previous convictions, was given temporary release from his life sentence a month before his death due to deteriorating health. He died peacefully at his home in Limerick surrounded by his family in April 2023.
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Martin O'Donoghue, a 35-year-old man, was stabbed to death outside a bar known as The Pub on Broad Street, Limerick City.
- McNamara, a 52-year-old man, died peacefully at his home in Limerick surrounded by his family in April 2023.
- When
- The murder occurred on 9 August 2004.
- In court
- Derek McNamara was found guilty by a jury at the Central Criminal Court after a week-long trial in which the jury deliberated for three hours.
- Sentence
- McNamara was sentenced to life in Limerick Prison in 2006.
- Other details
- McNamara had 22 previous convictions and was described by Gardaí as a central figure in Limerick's criminal underworld.
- McNamara was given temporary release from his life sentence a month before his death due to deteriorating health.
- McNamara was a father of six, survived by his wife Linda, sons Dean and Shane, daughters Loretta, Leona, Naomi and Kayla, and his mother Annette.
- McNamara was to be buried in Castlemungret Cemetery.
12 statements extracted from the articles
- whatDerek McNamara died peacefully at his home surrounded by his family on Saturday (irishmirror.ie)
- whatMcNamara was 52 years old (irishmirror.ie)
- whereO'Donoghue was stabbed outside a bar known as The Pub on Broad Street, Limerick City (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe murder of O'Donoghue occurred on 9 August 2004 (irishmirror.ie)
- courtMcNamara was found guilty by a jury at the Central Criminal Court (irishmirror.ie)
- courtThe jury deliberated for three hours during a week-long trial (irishmirror.ie)
- sentenceMcNamara was given a life sentence in Limerick Prison in 2006 (irishmirror.ie)
- otherMcNamara was given temporary release from a life sentence a month before his death due to deteriorating health (irishmirror.ie)
- otherMcNamara had 22 previous convictions (irishmirror.ie)
- otherMcNamara was a father of six (irishmirror.ie)
- otherMcNamara was survived by his wife Linda, sons Dean and Shane, daughters Loretta, Leona, Naomi and Kayla, and his mother Annette (irishmirror.ie)
- otherMcNamara was to be buried in Castlemungret Cemetery (irishmirror.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 10 Apr2023Convicted killer Derek McNamara dies at home just weeks after prison release
Reports the death of convicted murderer Derek McNamara at his Limerick home a month after temporary release, and provides background on the 2004 stabbing of Martin O'Donoghue outside The Pub on Broad Street and the 2006 Central Criminal Court conviction.
victim, Martin O'Donoghue, 35, male, irish (judged from name)Martin O'Donoghueconvicted, Derek McNamara, 52, male, named, irish (judged from name)Derek McNamara