Ireland Crime

Named as

Convicted, suspect

Offences

Murder

Where

Co. Meath

Reporting

6 reports, 10 Jan 2022 to 12 Oct 2023

Outlets

garda.ie, irishtimes.com, rte.ie, extra.ie

• Cold case review into 1971 Ratoath murders Murder · Co. Meath

  Una Lynskey, 19, went missing on 12 October 1971 after getting off a bus near Ratoath, Co Meath, and her body was found in the Dublin Mountains on 10 December 1971. Martin Kerrigan, 19, was abducted in Ratoath on 19 December 1971 and his body was found at Tibradden, Rathfarnham, the following day. Martin Conmey and Dick Donnelly were convicted of Lynskey's manslaughter in 1972, while John Lynskey, James Lynskey and John Gaughan were convicted of Kerrigan's manslaughter; Donnelly's conviction was overturned in 1973 and Conmey's was quashed in 2010 and declared a miscarriage of justice in 2014. The murder of Lynskey remains unsolved, and Garda Commissioner Drew Harris ordered a Serious Crime Review Team to conduct a full review of both killings, with a fresh appeal for information issued on 12 October 2023.

  No stage yetConvicted, suspect · 6 reports

Each entry shows how that report described them.

1. 12 Oct2023
   Othergarda.ie, in Cold case review into 1971 Ratoath murders

   An Garda Síochána Public Appeal for Information and Media Briefing 12th October 2023, Serious Crime Review of Murders of Una Lynskey and Martin Kerrigan

   convicted, James Lynskey, named, irish (judged from name)James LynskeyIE
2. 12 Oct2023
   Othergarda.ie, in Cold case review into 1971 Ratoath murders

   Appeal for Information and Media Briefing 12th October 2023, Serious Crime Review of Murders of Una Lynskey and Martin Kerrigan

   convicted, James Lynskey, named, irish (judged from name)James LynskeyIE
3. 12 Oct2023
   Otheririshtimes.com, in Cold case review into 1971 Ratoath murders

   Fresh appeal for information on 1971 murders of Una Lynskey and Martin Kerrigan

   convicted, James Lynskey, male, named, irish (judged from name)James Lynskey♂IE
4. 12 Oct2023
   Otherrte.ie, in Cold case review into 1971 Ratoath murders

   Cold case review into 1971 Meath murder cases

   convicted, James Lynskey, male, named, irish (judged from name)James Lynskey♂IE
5. 10 Jan2022
   Otheririshtimes.com, in Cold case review into 1971 Ratoath murders

   Drew Harris apologises to man wrongly convicted of woman’s manslaughter 50 years ago

   suspect, James Lynskey, male, named, irish (judged from name)James Lynskey♂IE
6. 10 Jan2022
   Otherextra.ie, in Cold case review into 1971 Ratoath murders

   Garda Commissioner apologises to Martin Conmey ahead of RTE documentary - Extra.ie

   convicted, James Lynskey, male, named, irish (judged from name)James Lynskey♂IE

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