Thursday 5 November 2026Compiled from published reports. Every claim links to its source.

Ireland Crime

Every case followed from the first report to the sentence, or to where the reporting stopped.

Named in reporting

Margaret Nolan

Born between October 1959 and October 1960, from the ages reported. 1 report across 1 case, 20 Oct 2024 to 20 Oct 2024

Victim: Margaret Nolan, Irish woman, 64 (judged from name)Margaret Nolan

Key facts

from every report naming them
Named as
Victim
Born
Between October 1959 and October 1960, from the ages reported
Offences
Murder
Where
Co. Wicklow
Reporting
1 report, 20 Oct 2024 to 20 Oct 2024
Outlets
irishmirror.ie

Cases

latest first
  • Man released after 38 years for double murder in Co Wicklow Murder · Co. Wicklow

    Brian Fortune, an 18-year-old farm worker, was convicted in 1986 of the murder of 64-year-old woman Margaret Nolan at her farmhouse in Kilbride, Co Wicklow, on 27 November 1985. Her daughter Anne Nolan, 24, was also killed at the property, though Fortune was never sentenced for her death following a plea agreement. Inquests found both women died from asphyxia caused by strangulation. Fortune was released from Arbour Hill Prison in Dublin in October 2024 after serving 38 years, following a parole board decision.

    No stage yetVictim · 1 report

Timeline

every report naming Margaret Nolan, newest first

Each entry shows how that report described them.

  1. 20 Oct2024
    Otheririshmirror.ie, in Man released after 38 years for double murder in Co Wicklow
    Man jailed over brutal double murder released after 38 years behind bars
    victim, Margaret Nolan, 64, female, irish (judged from name)Margaret Nolan

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