Ireland Crime

Named as

Victim

Born

Between November 1977 and November 1978, from the ages reported

Offences

Murder

Where

Co. Galway

Reporting

9 reports, 1 Nov 2022 to 26 Nov 2025

Outlets

galwaybeo.ie, irishmirror.ie, galwaydaily.com, irishtimes.com, rte.ie, garda.ie

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• Gardaí renew appeal in unsolved 1997 Galway taxi driver murder Murder · Co. Galway

  Eileen Costello O'Shaughnessy, a 47-year-old woman and taxi driver from Corofin, was murdered on the night of 30 November 1997 after her last contact with her taxi base at 8pm. Her body was found the following morning at Tinkers Lane, Knockdoemore, just off the N17, and she had been beaten with her car radio and strangled with its flex. Thomas Murray, a 59-year-old man serving a life sentence for two other murders, is the main focus of the investigation but was never charged after an associate gave him an alibi. Gardaí renewed their appeal for information on the 25th anniversary in November 2022, and the case remains unsolved.

  Reported, 1 Nov 2022Victim · 9 reports

Each entry shows how that report described them.

1. 26 Nov2025
   Reportedgalwaybeo.ie, in Gardaí renew appeal in unsolved 1997 Galway taxi driver murder

   Notorious murderer number one suspect in Galway’s longest unsolved killings

   victim, Eileen Costello O'Shaughnessy, 47, female, irish (judged from name)Eileen Costello O'Shaughnessy♀47IE
2. 23 May2023
   Reportedgalwaybeo.ie, in Gardaí renew appeal in unsolved 1997 Galway taxi driver murder

   Galway taxi driver murder victim's brother dies not knowing sister's killer

   victim, Eileen Costello O'Shaugnessy, 47, female, irish (judged from name)Eileen Costello O'Shaugnessy♀47IE
3. 23 May2023
   Reportedirishmirror.ie, in Gardaí renew appeal in unsolved 1997 Galway taxi driver murder

   Brother of murder victim dies with mystery of sister's death still unsolved

   victim, Eileen Costello O'Shaughnessy, 47, female, irish (judged from name)Eileen Costello O'Shaughnessy♀47IE
4. 1 Dec2022
   Reportedirishmirror.ie, in Gardaí renew appeal in unsolved 1997 Galway taxi driver murder

   Double killer is suspect in murder of taxi driver beaten and strangled in cab

   victim, Eileen Costello O'Shaughnessy, 47, female, irish (judged from name)Eileen Costello O'Shaughnessy♀47IE
5. 1 Dec2022
   Reportedgalwaydaily.com, in Gardaí renew appeal in unsolved 1997 Galway taxi driver murder

   Gardaí renew appeal for information on murder of Galway taxi driver - Galway Daily

   victim, Eileen Costello O'Shaughnessy, 47, female, irish (judged from name)Eileen Costello O'Shaughnessy♀47IE
6. 30 Nov2022
   Reportedirishtimes.com, in Gardaí renew appeal in unsolved 1997 Galway taxi driver murder

   Gardaí renew appeal over 1997 murder of Galway taxi driver

   victim, Eileen Costello O'Shaughnessy, 47, female, irish (judged from name)Eileen Costello O'Shaughnessy♀47IE
7. 30 Nov2022
   Reportedirishmirror.ie, in Gardaí renew appeal in unsolved 1997 Galway taxi driver murder

   Gardaí trace 'man jumping wall' on CCTV after taxi driver found murdered on lane

   victim, Eileen Costello O'Shaughnessy, 47, female, irish (judged from name)Eileen Costello O'Shaughnessy♀47IE
8. 30 Nov2022
   Reportedrte.ie, in Gardaí renew appeal in unsolved 1997 Galway taxi driver murder

   Gardaí renew appeal over murder of taxi driver in 1997

   victim, Eileen Costello O'Shaughnessy, female, irish (judged from name)Eileen Costello O'Shaughnessy♀IE
9. 1 Nov2022
   Reportedgarda.ie, in Gardaí renew appeal in unsolved 1997 Galway taxi driver murder

   Renewed Appeal - Eileen Costello O’Shaughnessy Murder Investigation - 30th of November 1997

   victim, Eileen Costello O'Shaughnessy, 47, female, irish (judged from name)Eileen Costello O'Shaughnessy♀47IE

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