Ireland Named in reporting
Eoin O'Connor
Born 1990, from the ages reported. 39 reports across 1 case, 5 Oct 2022 to 8 Dec 2025
Victim: Eoin O'Connor, Irish man, 32 (judged from name)Eoin O'Connor
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Victim
- Born
- 1990, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Murder (double)
- Where
- Co. Cavan
- Reporting
- 39 reports, 5 Oct 2022 to 8 Dec 2025
- Outlets
- dublinlive.ie, irishmirror.ie, thejournal.ie, irishtimes.com, rte.ie, extra.ie
Photographs
as published, with the outlet's credit
Eoin O’Connor (32) and Anthony Keegan (33)
Photocredit not given by the outletvia irishtimes.com, 8 Dec 2025
Eoin O'Connor and Anthony Keegan were last seen in Co Cavan
Photocredit not given by the outletvia rte.ie, 5 Oct 2022
The bodies of Eoin O’Connor (32) and Anthony Keegan (33) were discovered in May 2014
Photocredit not given by the outletvia irishtimes.com, 24 Oct 2023
Eoin O’Connor (32) and Anthony Keegan (33) were found murdered in Co Cavan in 2014. Photographs: PA
Photocredit not given by the outletvia irishtimes.com, 13 Oct 2022Images are shown from the outlet that published them and link back to the article. Copyright stays with the credited photographer or agency.
Cases
latest first- Ruth Lawrence sentenced to life for double murder in Cavan Murder (double) · Co. Cavan
Eoin O'Connor, 32, and Anthony Keegan, 33, were shot dead at an unknown location in the State between 22 April and 26 May 2014, and their bodies were later found bound and buried on Inchicup Island, Lough Sheelin. Irish woman Ruth Lawrence, 42, was arrested in Bloemfontein, South Africa, in October 2022 on an international warrant and extradited to Ireland in May 2023, where she was charged with two counts of murder. A Central Criminal Court jury found her guilty of both murders by majority verdicts on 12 November 2025, finding she shot O'Connor and worked as a unit with her then-boyfriend Neville van der Westhuizen, who shot Keegan. On 8 December 2025, Mr Justice Tony Hunt sentenced Lawrence to two concurrent life sentences, backdated to 4 October 2022.
Sentenced, 8 Dec 2025Victim · 39 reports
Timeline
every report naming Eoin O'Connor, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 8 Dec2025Dublin woman who found murder 'funny' handed two life sentencesvictim, Eoin O'Connor, 32, male, irish (judged from name)Eoin O'Connor
- 8 Dec2025Killer who found murder 'funny' learns her fate as devastated families speak outvictim, Eoin O'Connor, 32, male, irish (judged from name)Eoin O'Connor
- 8 Dec2025‘I wonder does she still find it funny’: Ruth Lawrence given two life sentences for double murdervictim, Eoin O'Connor, 32, irish (judged from name)Eoin O'Connor
- 8 Dec2025The full story of Ruth Lawrence’s double murder trialvictim, Eoin O'Connor, 32, male, irish (judged from name)Eoin O'Connor
- 8 Dec2025Ruth Lawrence given two life sentences for murders of two men found on lake islandvictim, Eoin O'Connor, 32, male, irish (judged from name)Eoin O'Connor
- 8 Dec2025Ruth Lawrence sentenced to life for murders of two menvictim, Eoin O'Connor, 32, male, irish (judged from name)Eoin O'Connor
- 12 Nov2025Ruth Lawrence found guilty of 2014 murders of two men found dead on lake island in the midlandsvictim, Eoin O'Connor, 32, male, irish (judged from name)Eoin O'Connor
- 12 Nov2025Ruth Lawrence found guilty of 2014 double murdervictim, Eoin O'Connor, 32, male, irish (judged from name)Eoin O'Connor
- 12 Nov2025Ruth Lawrence found guilty of murders of two men in 2014victim, Eoin O'Connor, 32, male, irish (judged from name)Eoin O'Connor
- 12 Nov2025Ruth Lawrence found guilty of murdering two men whose bodies were found on lake islandvictim, Eoin O'Connor, 32, male, irish (judged from name)Eoin O'Connor
- 11 Nov2025Ruth Lawrence trial: Jury will return on Wednesday to consider verdicts for fifth dayvictim, Eoin O'Connor, 32, male, irish (judged from name)Eoin O'Connor
- 10 Nov2025Jury in Ruth Lawrence double murder trial given option of returning majority verdictvictim, Eoin O'Connor, 32, male, irish (judged from name)Eoin O'Connor
- 7 Nov2025Deliberations cease in Ruth Lawrence double murder trial, with jury to return on Mondayvictim, Eoin O'Connor, 32, male, irish (judged from name)Eoin O'Connor
- 5 Nov2025Judge instructs jury in Ruth Lawrence murder trial what to consider before reaching verdictvictim, Eoin O'Connor, 32, male, irish (judged from name)Eoin O'Connor
- 4 Nov2025Ruth Lawrence murder trial witnesses untrustworthy, argues defence counselvictim, Eoin O'Connor, 32, male, irish (judged from name)Eoin O'Connor
- 3 Nov2025Ruth Lawrence and boyfriend acted as ‘tag team’ to kill drug dealer, murder trial hearsvictim, Eoin O'Connor, 32, male, irish (judged from name)Eoin O'Connor
- 22 Oct2025Ruth Lawrence 'not a murderer' as boyfriend 'murdered' drug dealer and palvictim, Eoin O'Connor, 32, male, irish (judged from name)Eoin O'Connor
- 17 Oct2025Trial of woman accused of 2 murders told of 'dreadful smell' like 'rotten flesh'victim, Eoin O'Connor, 32, male, irish (judged from name)Eoin O'Connor
- 16 Oct2025Families of two men murdered in 2014 tell double murder trial about their last contact with themvictim, Eoin O'Connor, 32, male, irish (judged from name)Eoin O'Connor
- 14 Oct2025Continued trial of woman for murder of two men in doubt over 'medical situation' of witnessvictim, Eoin O'Connor, 32, male, irish (judged from name)Eoin O'Connor
- 10 Oct2025Murder accused inquired about borrowing boat, court toldvictim, Eoin O'Connor, 32, male, irish (judged from name)Eoin O'Connor
- 9 Oct2025Woman worked with boyfriend to shoot two men found dead on lake island, court hearsvictim, Eoin O'Connor, 32, male, irish (judged from name)Eoin O'Connor
- 9 Oct2025Court hears Dublin woman 'worked with boyfriend to shoot men'victim, Eoin O'Connor, 32, male, irish (judged from name)Eoin O'Connor
- 9 Oct2025Court hears Ruth Lawrence worked in 'agreement' with boyfriend to shoot two menvictim, Eoin O'Connor, 32, male, irish (judged from name)Eoin O'Connor
- 29 Oct2024Ruth Lawrence trial not ready to start ten years after alleged murdersvictim, Eoin O'Connor, 32, male, irish (judged from name)Eoin O'Connor
- 29 Oct2024Trial of woman charged with 2014 murders of two ‘inseparable friends’ not ready to proceed, Central Criminal Court toldvictim, Eoin O'Connor, 32, male, irish (judged from name)Eoin O'Connor
- 7 Oct2024Woman’s trial on double murder charge put back to late Octobervictim, Eoin O'Connor, 32, irish (judged from name)Eoin O'Connor
- 27 Oct2023Man wanted by gardai to join murder suspect in the dock to fight extraditionvictim, Eoin O'Connor, 32, male, irish (judged from name)Eoin O'Connor
- 24 Oct2023Dublin woman to go on trial charged with double murder of ‘inseparable’ friendsvictim, Eoin O'Connor, 32, male, irish (judged from name)Eoin O'Connor
- 26 May2023Ruth Lawrence appears in court charged with murder of two Dublin men in 2014victim, Eoin O'Connor, male, irish (judged from name)Eoin O'Connor
- 25 May2023Woman (42) charged with murder of two men in 2014victim, Eoin O'Connor, 32, male, irish (judged from name)Eoin O'Connor
- 11 May2023Double murder suspect Ruth Lawrence to be flown back to Ireland in daysvictim, Eoin O'Connor, 32, male, irish (judged from name)Eoin O'Connor
- 11 May2023South Africa signs order to extradite murder accused Ruth Lawrence to Irelandvictim, Eoin O'Connor, 32, male, irish (judged from name)Eoin O'Connor
- 13 Oct2022Agreement with South Africa required for extradition of Irish woman arrested after double murdervictim, Eoin O'Connor, 32, male, irish (judged from name)Eoin O'Connor
- 13 Oct2022Irish Woman Who Fled After Double Murder Agrees To Returnvictim, Eoin O'Connor, 32, male, irish (judged from name)Eoin O'Connor
- 12 Oct2022Woman held over double murder consents to extraditionvictim, Eoin O'Connor, male, irish (judged from name)Eoin O'Connor
- 5 Oct2022Irish Woman Arrested In South Africa For 2014 Double Murdervictim, Eoin O'Connor, 32, irish (judged from name)Eoin O'Connor
- 5 Oct2022Irish woman arrested in SA eight years after 'double murder' of best friendsvictim, Eoin O'Connor, 32, male, irish (judged from name)Eoin O'Connor
- 5 Oct2022Woman arrested in connection with 2014 double murdervictim, Eoin O'Connor, male, irish (judged from name)Eoin O'Connor
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