Wednesday 28 October 2026Compiled from published reports. Every claim links to its source.

Ireland Crime

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Case No. 6564Murder · Co. Cork

Funeral held for Michael Foley, murder victim in Macroom, Co Cork

Michael Foley, a 61-year-old man, suffered a violent death at his sheltered accommodation at Annville in Macroom, Co Cork. A care worker found him in a pool of blood in the kitchen on Tuesday, 6 February 2024, and an autopsy confirmed a violent death, so a murder investigation was launched. Gardaí are appealing for information, and no suspect has been named and no arrests have been reported. His funeral was held on 12 February 2024 at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Clonakilty, and he was buried in St Mary's Cemetery there.

  1. Reported12 Feb
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

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What happened
Michael Foley, 61, suffered a violent death in his sheltered accommodation in Cork.
Where
  • He had moved to sheltered accommodation at Annville in Macroom the previous year.
  • He was originally from Scartagh in Clonakilty.
  • He was found in a pool of blood in the kitchen.
When
A care worker found him on Tuesday, 6 February.
Investigation
  • An autopsy confirmed a violent death, and a murder investigation was launched.
  • Gardaí in Macroom are appealing for information.
  • No suspect has been named and no arrests have been reported.
Other details
His Requiem Mass was held at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Clonakilty on 12 February 2024, and he was buried in St Mary's Cemetery in Clonakilty.
7 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatMichael Foley suffered a violent death in his sheltered accommodation in Cork. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whereMichael Foley had moved to sheltered accommodation at Annville in Macroom the previous year. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whereHe was found in a pool of blood in the kitchen. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whenA care worker found Michael Foley on Tuesday, 6 February. (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationA murder investigation was launched after an autopsy confirmed a violent death. (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationGardaí are appealing for information to gardaí in Macroom. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherMichael Foley was buried in St Mary's Cemetery in Clonakilty after his Requiem Mass. (irishmirror.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 12 Feb2024
    Reportedirishmirror.ie, first report
    Murdered Michael Foley remembered as a ‘gentleman who was kind-hearted’

    Funeral report. Adds details of the funeral and that a murder investigation is underway after an autopsy. No suspect is named and no arrests are reported.

    victim, Michael Foley, 61, male, irish (judged from name)Michael Foley