Ireland Crime

Anniversary feature on the 1996 killing of Detective Garda Jerry McCabe. Adds the widow's comments, the garda statement that the investigation is active, and the 1999 manslaughter charges against four members of the Provisional IRA.

30th anniversary commemorative piece confirming the investigation is still open; four people were convicted of manslaughter in 1999 but the case is not considered closed.

30th anniversary commemoration; investigation confirmed still live; four people previously convicted of manslaughter in 1999; partner Ben O'Sullivan noted as having died in 2022.

Anniversary feature on the 1996 Adare killing. It adds the planned mass, the family's comments, the earlier charges and manslaughter pleas, John Quinn's six-year sentence for conspiracy, and a garda appeal for information on two fugitives. It notes that Pearse McAuley is now deceased.

Thirty-year anniversary article on a 1996 killing; the investigation is described as live, and four people were convicted of manslaughter in 1999. No new arrests or charges are reported.

Reports the death of Pearse McAuley, the convicted killer, at his home in Strabane, Co Tyrone, on 18 March 2024. The death is not described as a crime. The article gives background on the 1996 Adare attack and the convictions.

Marks 27 years since the killing. Two suspects who left Ireland have still not been questioned. Garda Commissioner Drew Harris and Limerick Division reiterate appeals for information. No new arrests or charges are reported.

Fresh appeal by Garda Commissioner Drew Harris on 7 June 2023, the 27th anniversary, for information on two suspects living abroad, one in Central America where there is no extradition treaty. Adds that Ben O’Sullivan has since died and that the four men who pleaded guilty to manslaughter and John Quinn were convicted.

Anniversary appeal 27 years on by Commissioner Harris, with the two sought suspects reported to be living in Europe and Central America, one in a country with no extradition treaty with Ireland. It also recaps the earlier manslaughter pleas and sentences of the four men and the sentence of John Quinn.

Reports on newly released State files showing Sinn Féin leaders raised Garda harassment concerns with ministers in 1997; adds details that the van carried £81,000, the car was rammed, attackers used Kalashnikov rifles, McCabe was hit three times and O'Sullivan 11 times, and that the four men were convicted of manslaughter rather than murder.