Ireland Named in reporting
Darren Murphy
Born between March 1983 and March 1984, from the ages reported. 2 reports across 1 case, 24 Feb 2025 to 4 Mar 2025
Other people with this name: born between November 1970 and January 1971 (1 case)
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted
- Born
- Between March 1983 and March 1984, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Murder
- Where
- Co. Cork
- Reporting
- 2 reports, 24 Feb 2025 to 4 Mar 2025
- Outlets
- irishmirror.ie, corkbeo.ie
Cases
latest first- Murderer of Passage West woman eligible for parole Murder · Co. Cork
On 17 February 2013, Darren Murphy stabbed his girlfriend Olivia Dunlea, a 36-year-old mother of three, six times in her bed in Passage West, Co Cork, and set fire to her duvet while she was still alive before fleeing the scene. Murphy had been her boyfriend for only eight weeks. He was convicted of murder after three trials and two appeal hearings and sentenced to life imprisonment in 2018. He is now eligible to apply for parole after twelve years in custody, and a TG4 documentary about the case is set to air on 5 March 2025.
Sentenced, 24 Feb 2025Convicted · 2 reports
Timeline
every report naming Darren Murphy, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 4 Mar2025Mum of woman stabbed to death tells of fears killer will walk freeconvicted, Darren Murphy, 41, male, named, irish (judged from name)Darren Murphy
- 24 Feb2025Murder of Cork teacher to feature in new TV doc as killer comes up for paroleconvicted, Darren Murphy, male, named, irish (judged from name)Darren Murphy
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