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

Ireland Crime

Every case followed from the first report to the sentence, or to where the reporting stopped.

Case No. 3693Murder

Man in 40s released without charge in 2005 murder of Eoin McCarthy investigation

A man in his 40s who was arrested in connection with the 2005 murder of Eoin McCarthy has been released without charge. A file will be prepared for the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions and investigations are ongoing.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested1 Mar
    2 reports
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

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13 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA male in his 40s was arrested in relation to the murder investigation (garda.ie)
  • whatThe man was released without charge (garda.ie)
  • whatEoin McCarthy was 27 years old at the time of his death (garda.ie)
  • whatA man in his 40s was arrested in connection with the murder investigation (garda.ie)
  • whereEoin McCarthy lived in Ashwood Park, Clondalkin, Dublin 22 (garda.ie)
  • whereThe man is detained at a Garda Station in the Eastern Region (garda.ie)
  • whereThe remains were found in Ballinagee, Hollywood, Co. Wicklow (garda.ie)
  • whenThe murder of Eoin McCarthy occurred in 2005 (garda.ie)
  • whenThe arrest was made on the evening of Wednesday 11 March 2026 (garda.ie)
  • investigationA file will be prepared for the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (garda.ie)
  • investigationInvestigations are ongoing (garda.ie)
  • investigationThe man is detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 (garda.ie)
  • investigationInvestigations into the murder are ongoing (garda.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 1 Mar2026
    Arrestedgarda.ie, follow-up
    Arrest – Investigation into Murder of Eoin McCarthy in 2005

    First arrest in the long-running investigation into the 2005 murder of Eoin McCarthy.

    victim, Eoin McCarthy, 27, male, irish (judged from name)Eoin McCarthysuspect, 40s, male
  2. 1 Mar2026
    Arrestedgarda.ie, follow-up
    Update- Arrest – Investigation into Murder of Eoin McCarthy in 2005

    Confirms the man in his 40s arrested in the Eoin McCarthy murder investigation has been released without charge, with a file to be prepared for the DPP and investigations ongoing.

    victim, Eoin McCarthy, irish (judged from name)Eoin McCarthysuspect, 40s, male