Ireland Case No. 12448Murder · Co. Dublin · 15 Dec 2022
Man jailed for life for murder of Dublin woman in 2022
George Turner, 56, was sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering Emma Costello McCrory by setting fire to her home in Clontarf, Dublin, on 15 December 2022. He had pleaded guilty to murder.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
- In courtnot reported
- Convicted6 Oct
- Sentenced10 Oct
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Key facts
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- whatTurner pleaded guilty to the murder of Emma McCrory. (thejournal.ie)
- whatTurner was sentenced to life in prison for murdering a woman by setting fire to her home. (rte.ie)
- whereThe killing happened in Ms McCrory's home on Howth Road, Clontarf. (thejournal.ie)
- whereEmma Costello McCrory was found dead at her home on the Howth Road in Clontarf. (rte.ie)
- whenThe murder happened on 15 December 2022. (thejournal.ie)
- whenEmma Costello McCrory was found dead on the evening of 15 December 2022. (rte.ie)
- causeMs McCrory was fatally injured after a blaze broke out in her house. (thejournal.ie)
- causeA post-mortem found the victim died from inhaling carbon monoxide and other noxious gases released in the fire. (rte.ie)
- investigationFire services found no evidence of an accelerant and found the fire began towards the bottom of the victim's bed. (rte.ie)
- chargeTurner was charged with murdering Ms McCrory. (thejournal.ie)
- courtThe plea was entered at the Central Criminal Court. (thejournal.ie)
- courtTurner entered a guilty plea to the charge. (thejournal.ie)
- courtSentencing was put back to Friday 10 October before Justice Paul McDermott. (thejournal.ie)
- courtTurner was remanded in custody until sentencing. (thejournal.ie)
- courtTurner pleaded guilty to murder earlier in the week of the sentencing. (rte.ie)
- courtThe sentence was imposed by Ms Justice Eileen Creedon. (rte.ie)
- sentenceTurner was given the mandatory sentence of life in prison. (rte.ie)
- otherMs McCrory was a stylist and fashion wholesale manager in her 40s. (thejournal.ie)
- otherThe victim was 45 and the mother of two children. (rte.ie)
- otherTurner had 42 previous convictions, mostly for public order and road traffic offences. (rte.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 10 Oct2025Man jailed for life for murder of Dublin woman in 2022
No matching case in the existing list. Reports the guilty plea and life sentence for George Turner, with details of the fire and the victim's death.
convicted, George Turner, 56, male, named, irish (judged from name)George Turnervictim, Emma Costello McCrory, 45, female, irish (judged from name)Emma Costello McCrory - 6 Oct2025Man in his 50s pleads guilty to murder of Emma McCrory in Dublin
Reports Turner's guilty plea to murder at the Central Criminal Court on 6 October 2025 and that sentencing was set for Friday 10 October. The case record already shows the later sentence.
victim, Emma McCrory, 40s, irish (judged from name)Emma McCroryconvicted, George Turner, 55, male, named, irish (judged from name)George Turner