Case No. 0750Murder · Co. Waterford · 14 Jun 2026
Finnegan Yowell charged with murder of 81-year-old Noreen Daly in Ardsallagh, Co Waterford
Noreen Daly, an 81-year-old woman, was found stabbed to death at her home in Ardsallagh, Co Waterford, on 15 June 2026, with the murder believed to have occurred on 14 June. Finnegan Yowell, a 33-year-old man from Ticknock, Co Waterford, was arrested at about 4am on 16 June after a manhunt that saw him flee in the victim's Mercedes to Killarney, Co Kerry, and was charged with her murder. He appeared before Carrick-on-Suir District Court on 17 June, made no reply to the charge, and was remanded in custody with a medical and psychiatric assessment ordered. At his second appearance by video-link at Clonmel District Court on 23 June, he was remanded to appear on 7 July for DPP instructions, with a bail application to be made in the High Court.
- Reported16 Jun
- Arrested16 Jun
4 reports - Charged17 Jun
7 reports - In court
- Verdict
- Sentenced
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Noreen Daly, 81, was found stabbed to death at her home in Ardsallagh, Co Waterford, and an attempt was made to dispose of her body.
- Finnegan Yowell, 33, of Old School House, Ticknock, Co Waterford, was arrested at about 4am on Tuesday, 16 June 2026, after fleeing the scene in the victim's Mercedes to Killarney, Co Kerry, where he fitted false number plates before returning to west Waterford.
- Where
- The body was discovered at a bungalow in Ardsallagh, on the eastern bank of the Blackwater river, 2km upstream of Youghal Bridge, Co Waterford.
- When
- The murder is believed to have occurred on Sunday, 14 June 2026, and the body was found shortly after 2pm on Monday, 15 June 2026.
- Cause
- The victim was stabbed several times.
- Charges
- Yowell was charged with the murder of Noreen Daly.
- In court
- He appeared before Judge John O'Leary at Carrick-on-Suir District Court on 17 June 2026, made no reply to the charge, and was remanded in custody to Clonmel District Court on 23 June, with a medical and psychiatric assessment ordered.
- At his second appearance by video-link at Clonmel District Court on 23 June 2026, he was remanded to appear on 7 July 2026 for DPP instructions, and a bail application was to be made in the High Court.
- Investigation
- A senior investigating officer was appointed, an incident room was established at Dungarvan Garda Station, and a post-mortem was carried out at University Hospital Waterford.
- Other details
- Noreen Daly, a native of Grenagh or Ballygarvan, Co Cork, had lived in Monkstown, Co Dublin, with her husband Michael, and had lived alone in Ardsallagh since his death in November 2023.
- The suspect was known to the victim and was detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984.
122 statements extracted from the articles
- whatThe body of an elderly woman was found in a home in Co Waterford. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe woman was believed to be in her 80s. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe woman was pronounced dead at the scene. (irishmirror.ie, irishtimes.com)
- whatThe body of a woman believed to be in her 80s was discovered (irishmirror.ie)
- whatA man in his 30s was arrested on 16 June 2026 in connection with the investigation (garda.ie)
- whatA man in his 30s was arrested in connection with the death of an elderly woman found dead at her home in Co Waterford. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe woman has been named locally as Noreen Daly. (irishtimes.com)
- whatIt is believed the woman suffered a violent death and an effort was made to dispose of her body. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe 81-year-old victim was stabbed several times at her isolated home in Co Waterford (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe killer attempted to dispose of the victim's body (irishtimes.com)
- whatA local man in his 30s known to the victim was arrested at 4am on Tuesday following a manhunt (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe suspect fled the scene in the victim's Mercedes and a search was mounted by Waterford-Kilkenny and Cork County Divisions (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe suspect drove to Killarney, Co Kerry, where he had the car fitted with false number plates before returning to west Waterford (irishtimes.com)
- whatGardaí mounted a manhunt and arrested the suspect at about 4am on Tuesday in the local area (irishtimes.com)
- whatNoreen Daly, aged in her 80s, was found dead at her home in Ardsallagh, Waterford (irishmirror.ie)
- whatA man in his 30s was arrested at a checkpoint on Tuesday morning 16 June (irishmirror.ie, dublinlive.ie)
- whatNoreen Daly, aged in her 80s, was found dead at her home (dublinlive.ie)
- whatA male in his 30s was arrested in connection with the investigation. (garda.ie)
- whatNoreen Daly, aged 81, was found dead in her home in the Ardsallagh area of Waterford (irishmirror.ie)
- whatNoreen Daly was pronounced dead at the scene (irishmirror.ie, dublinlive.ie)
- whatFinn Yowell is 33 years old (irishmirror.ie)
- whatFinnegan Yowell is 33 years old and charged with murder (irishtimes.com)
- whatNoreen Daly, 81, was found stabbed to death at her home in Ardsallagh, Co Waterford (irishtimes.com)
- whereThe body was found at a house in a rural area at Ardsallagh near Youghal Bridge (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe arrested man is held at a Garda Station in the South Eastern Region (garda.ie)
- whereThe woman lived alone at Ardsallagh on the eastern bank of the Blackwater river, near Youghal Bridge on the Cork-Waterford border. (irishtimes.com)
- whereThe body was discovered at Ardsallagh, 2km upstream of Youghal Bridge in west Waterford, shortly after 2pm on Monday (irishtimes.com)
- whereThe home was near the Youghal bridge (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe body was found in the Ardsallagh area of Waterford, near the Youghal bridge (dublinlive.ie)
- whereNoreen Daly was found dead in her home in Ardsallagh, Co Waterford. (irishtimes.com)
- whereNoreen Daly was found near the Youghal bridge on Monday (irishmirror.ie)
- whereFinn Yowell's address is Old School House, Ticknock, Co Waterford (irishmirror.ie, dublinlive.ie)
- whereNoreen Daly was found dead in her home in the Ardsallagh area of Waterford, near the Youghal bridge (dublinlive.ie)
- whereYowell lives at the Old Schoolhouse, Tinnock, Co Waterford (irishtimes.com)
- whereDaly lived in Ardsallagh on the banks of the Blackwater, 2km upstream of Youghal Bridge (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe body was discovered on Monday, 15 June 2026 (irishmirror.ie)
- whenGardaí were alerted shortly after 2pm on Monday (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe male was arrested on Tuesday morning, 16 June 2026 (irishmirror.ie)
- whenGardaí were alerted shortly after 2pm on Monday to the discovery of the body. (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe man was arrested at 4am on Tuesday. (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe body was discovered on Monday, 15 June (dublinlive.ie)
- whenThe murder occurred on Sunday, 14 June 2026. (irishtimes.com)
- whenNoreen Daly was found dead on Monday, 15 June 2026. (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe body was discovered on 15 June 2026. (garda.ie)
- whenThe man was arrested on 16 June 2026. (garda.ie)
- whenNoreen Daly was found dead on Monday, 14 June 2026 (dublinlive.ie)
- whenThe murder occurred on 14 June 2026 (irishtimes.com)
- investigationForensics were at the scene and the coroner and state pathologist were notified. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe results of a post-mortem examination will assist in determining the course of inquiries. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe services of the Garda Technical Bureau were requested to assist with the investigation. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationA senior investigating officer was appointed to lead the investigation and an incident room was established at Dungarvan Garda Station. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationA Garda family liaison officer was appointed to support the family. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationGardaí are appealing for witnesses and camera footage from the Ardsallagh or Youghal Bridge areas. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationAn investigation was launched by gardaí in Waterford (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationHe is detained pursuant to Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at a Garda Station in the South Eastern Region (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationA post-mortem examination will be carried out (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationA senior investigating officer has been appointed to lead the investigation (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationAn incident room has been established at Dungarvan Garda Station (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationA Garda Family Liaison Officer has been appointed to support the woman's family (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe local coroner and the Office of the State Pathologist have been notified (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationGardaí appealed for witnesses in the Ardsallagh or Youghal Bridge areas in recent days (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationRoad users with camera footage including dash-cam recordings from the area were urged to come forward (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationThe arrested man is detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 (garda.ie)
- investigationGarda investigations into the circumstances surrounding the discovery are ongoing (garda.ie)
- investigationThe man is being held under section four of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at Waterford Garda station. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationGardaí had set up checkpoints in the area following the discovery of the body. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationThe coroner and the Office of the State Pathologist were notified and the services of the Garda Technical Bureau were requested. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationA postmortem will be carried out at University Hospital Waterford in Ardkeen. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationGardaí are speaking to neighbours and friends to establish when they last saw or spoke to Daly. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationA senior investigating officer has been appointed and an incident room established at Dungarvan Garda station. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationGardaí are appealing for witnesses in the Ardsallagh or Youghal Bridge areas. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationA postmortem examination was carried out by a State pathologist at University Hospital Waterford (irishtimes.com)
- investigationGardaí were expected to formally upgrade the investigation to a murder inquiry (irishtimes.com)
- investigationThe suspect was detained under section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act (irishtimes.com)
- investigationGardaí confirmed human remains, declared the area a crime scene and cordoned it off (irishtimes.com)
- investigationQuestioning was suspended until 2pm on Tuesday after a doctor deemed the suspect unfit for questioning for six hours (irishtimes.com)
- investigationGardaí began door-to-door inquiries and checking CCTV cameras on Tuesday (irishtimes.com)
- investigationGardaí began speaking to neighbours and friends to establish when they last saw Noreen Daly alive (irishtimes.com)
- investigationGardaí set up checkpoints in the area over the last 24 hours (irishmirror.ie, dublinlive.ie)
- investigationDet Garda Stephen Condon gave evidence of arrest and caution. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationDetective Garda Stephen Condon from Dungarvan Garda Station gave evidence of arrest, charge and caution (dublinlive.ie)
- chargeThe man was charged in connection with the death (irishmirror.ie)
- chargeThe man was charged in connection with the investigation (dublinlive.ie)
- chargeThe man has been charged. (garda.ie)
- chargeFinn Yowell was charged in connection with Noreen Daly's murder (dublinlive.ie)
- courtHe was due before Carrick-on-Suir District Court on 17 June at approximately 10:30am (irishmirror.ie)
- courtHe was due to appear before Carrick-on-Suir District Court on 17 June at approximately 10:30am (dublinlive.ie)
- courtDefence solicitor Ken Cunningham requested that Yowell be medically and psychiatrically assessed on committal to prison. (irishtimes.com)
- courtNo application for bail was made. (irishtimes.com)
- courtYowell was remanded in custody to appear at Clonmel District Court on 23 June 2026. (irishtimes.com)
- courtHe is expected to appear before Carrick-on-Suir District Court on 17 June 2026 at approximately 10.30am. (garda.ie)
- courtFinn Yowell appeared before Carrick-on-Suir District Court on Wednesday morning, 17 June 2026 (irishmirror.ie, dublinlive.ie)
- courtNo bail application was made as the District Court does not have jurisdiction to grant bail (irishmirror.ie)
- courtJudge John O'Leary granted solicitor Ken Cunningham's request for Yowell to be assessed psychologically and medically (irishmirror.ie)
- courtYowell was remanded in custody to appear before Clonmel District Court on 23 June 2026 (irishmirror.ie)
- courtNo bail application was made because the District Court lacks jurisdiction to grant bail to the accused (dublinlive.ie)
- courtJudge John O'Leary granted solicitor Ken Cunningham's request for a psychological and medical assessment of the accused (dublinlive.ie)
- courtFinn Yowell was remanded in custody to appear before Clonmel District Court on 23 June 2026 (dublinlive.ie)
- courtHe was remanded in custody to appear again on 7 July for DPP instructions (irishtimes.com)
- courtBail is not available at district court level on a murder charge (irishtimes.com)
- otherIt is understood the man detained may have been known to the dead woman. (irishtimes.com)
- otherIt is not known when the woman died. (irishtimes.com)
- otherNoreen Daly was a native of Grenagh in Co Cork and lived for many years in Monkstown in Co Dublin with her husband Michael. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe couple retired to Ardsallagh near where her husband spent his youth in Clashmore when his father was stationed there as a garda. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe couple had no children and Noreen lived alone since the death of her husband in November 2023. (irishtimes.com)
- otherNoreen remained very active and participated in local arts events. (irishtimes.com)
- otherSources said it was clear the woman had died a violent death (irishtimes.com)
- otherGardaí responded to an emergency call from a local man who raised the alarm (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe man who raised the alarm had called to the bungalow on Sunday after being contacted by a man doing gardening work (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe suspect was taken to Waterford Garda station for questioning (irishtimes.com)
- otherNoreen Daly was a native of Grenagh in mid-Cork and lived with her husband Michael in Monkstown, Co Dublin (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe couple bought the Ardsallagh bungalow around 10 years ago as a holiday home (irishtimes.com)
- otherGardaí believe she may have lain dead for some time before being discovered (irishmirror.ie, dublinlive.ie)
- otherA neighbour described Ms Daly as a kind and decent lady (irishmirror.ie, dublinlive.ie)
- otherLocal Sinn Féin TD Conor D. McGuinness expressed shock in the area (irishmirror.ie)
- otherLocal Sinn Féin TD Conor D. McGuinness expressed shock in the local community (dublinlive.ie)
- otherYowell made no reply to charge after caution. (irishtimes.com)
- otherYowell was dressed in a light grey tracksuit top and pants and did not speak during the five-minute hearing. (irishtimes.com)
- otherYowell made no reply when he was charged (irishmirror.ie)
- otherFinn Yowell made no reply when he was charged (dublinlive.ie)
- otherNoreen Daly was a native of Ballygarvan, Co Cork (irishtimes.com)
- otherNoreen Daly was a former principal of the College of Art and Design in Dún Laoghaire (irishtimes.com)
The reporting
newest first- 23 Jun2026Man (33) accused of murdering elderly widow in Waterford to seek bail in High Court
Details of the second court appearance, the victim's background as a former principal of the College of Art and Design in Dún Laoghaire, and the process for seeking bail in the High Court.
victim, Noreen Daly, 81, female, irish (judged from name)Noreen Dalyaccused, Finnegan Yowell, 33, male, named, irish (judged from name)Finnegan Yowell - 17 Jun2026Man, 33, appears in court charged with murder of Dublin woman in Waterford
Details the initial court appearance at Carrick-on-Suir District Court on 17 June 2026, including arrest evidence by Detective Garda Stephen Condon, the order for psychological and medical assessment, and remand to Clonmel District Court for 23 June 2026.
victim, Noreen Daly, 81, female, irish (judged from name)Noreen Dalysuspect, Finn Yowell, 33, male, named, irish (judged from name)Finn Yowell - 17 Jun2026Man, 33, appears in court charged with murder of Noreen Daly in Waterford
Reports the initial court appearance at Carrick-on-Suir District Court on 17 June 2026, where Detective Garda Stephen Condon gave evidence of arrest, charge and caution, and Judge John O'Leary remanded Yowell in custody to Clonmel District Court on 23 June and granted a request for psychological and medical assessment.
victim, Noreen Daly, 81, female, irish (judged from name)Noreen Dalyaccused, Finn Yowell, 33, male, named, irish (judged from name)Finn Yowell - 17 Jun202617/06/2026 Update: Court Appearance - Discovery of Woman’s Body in Co Waterford – 15th June 2026
First report of the case; man in his 30s charged following discovery of a woman's body in Co Waterford; due at Carrick-on-Suir District Court.
victim, femalesuspect, 30s, male - 17 Jun2026Man (33) charged with murder of woman in Co Waterford
Details of the initial court appearance at Carrick-on-Suir District Court, including the defence solicitor's request for medical and psychiatric assessment, the absence of a bail application, and remand to Clonmel District Court on 23 June.
victim, Noreen Daly, 81, female, irish (judged from name)Noreen Dalyaccused, 33, male, irish (judged from name) - 17 Jun2026Man to appear in court in connection with death of Dublin woman in Waterford
Confirms the man was arrested at a checkpoint on 16 June and charged, due before Carrick-on-Suir District Court on 17 June. Neighbours and local TD Conor D. McGuinness paid tribute to the victim.
victim, Noreen Daly, 80s, female, irish (judged from name)Noreen Dalysuspect, 30s, male - 17 Jun2026Man, 30s, due in court charged in connection with death of woman in Waterford
Initial report of the man's arrest at a checkpoint on 16 June and his subsequent charging; he was due before Carrick-on-Suir District Court at 10:30am on 17 June. Neighbours and local TD Conor D. McGuinness paid tribute to the victim.
victim, Noreen Daly, 80s, female, irish (judged from name)Noreen Dalysuspect, 30s, male - 17 Jun2026Gardaí believe woman (81) found dead in isolated home was stabbed multiple times
Provides details of the initial discovery, the manhunt, the suspect's flight in the victim's Mercedes to Killarney, and background on the victim including her native origin in Grenagh, Co Cork, and her late husband Michael Daly.
victim, Noreen Daly, 81, female, irish (judged from name)Noreen Dalysuspect, 30s, male, irish (judged from name) - 16 Jun2026Woman (80s) found dead in Co Waterford is named as man arrested
Initial report of the discovery of Noreen Daly's body and the arrest of a man in his 30s; provides background on the victim, details of the discovery, and the early stages of the investigation.
victim, Noreen Daly, 80s, female, irish (judged from name)Noreen Dalysuspect, 33, male - 16 Jun202616/06/2026 Update: Arrest - Discovery of Woman’s Body in Co Waterford – 15th June 2026
Garda press release confirming the arrest of a man in his 30s in connection with the discovery of a woman's body in Co Waterford on 15 June 2026.
victim, femalesuspect, 30s, male - 16 Jun2026Gardai arrest man, 30s, following discovery of elderly woman’s body at home
Reports the arrest of a man in his 30s on 16 June 2026, details of the ongoing investigation including the incident room at Dungarvan Garda Station, the appointment of a senior investigating officer and family liaison officer, and gardaí's appeal for witnesses and dash-cam footage from the Ardsallagh and Youghal Bridge areas.
victim, 80s, femalesuspect, 30s, male - 16 Jun2026Gardaí investigating after body of woman discovered in home
Initial report of the body discovery; Gardaí investigating all circumstances, forensics at scene, SIO appointed, incident room at Dungarvan Garda Station, FLO appointed, appeal for witnesses and camera footage.
victim, 80s, female