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

Tadg O'Sullivan

Born between August 1961 and August 1962, from the ages reported. 3 reports across 1 case, 4 Aug 2021 to 7 Aug 2021

Suspect: Tadg O'Sullivan, Irish man, 59 (judged from name)Tadg O'Sullivan

Key facts

from every report naming them
Named as
Suspect
Born
Between August 1961 and August 1962, from the ages reported
Offences
Murder; suicide
Where
Co. Cork
Reporting
3 reports, 4 Aug 2021 to 7 Aug 2021
Outlets
irishtimes.com, corkbeo.ie

Photographs

as published, with the outlet's credit
Tadg O’Sullivan (59), Mark O’Sullivan (26) and Diarmuid O’Sullivan (23)
Tadg O’Sullivan (59), Mark O’Sullivan (26) and Diarmuid O’Sullivan (23)
Photocredit not given by the outletvia irishtimes.com, 7 Aug 2021
Diarmaid O’Sullivan (23, right), his father Tadg O’Sullivan (59, left) and another son, Mark (26, centre) died at the family farm.
Diarmaid O’Sullivan (23, right), his father Tadg O’Sullivan (59, left) and another son, Mark (26, centre) died at the family farm.
Photocredit not given by the outletvia irishtimes.com, 4 Aug 2021

Images 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
  • Inquest concludes in Kanturk murder-suicide; Garda to review firearms protocols Murder; suicide · Co. Cork

    The inquest into the October 2020 murder-suicide at Raheen, Kanturk, Co Cork, found that Tadg O'Sullivan (59) and his son Diarmuid (23) shot dead Mark O'Sullivan (26) with two legally held rifles before taking their own lives, following an inheritance dispute over a 115-acre farm. The inquest jury recommended that Garda protocols for third-party safety reports involving firearms be reviewed.

    In court, 4 Aug 2021Suspect · 3 reports

Timeline

every report naming Tadg O'Sullivan, newest first

Each entry shows how that report described them.

  1. 7 Aug2021
    In courtirishtimes.com, in Inquest concludes in Kanturk murder-suicide; Garda to review firearms protocols
    Gardaí to review Kanturk murder-suicide inquest after jury recommendation
    suspect, Tadg O'Sullivan, 59, male, named, irish (judged from name)Tadg O'Sullivan
  2. 4 Aug2021
    In courtirishtimes.com, in Inquest concludes in Kanturk murder-suicide; Garda to review firearms protocols
    Kanturk inquest: Son taunted mother after shooting brother dead
    suspect, Tadg O'Sullivan, 59, male, named, irish (judged from name)Tadg O'Sullivan
  3. 4 Aug2021
    In courtcorkbeo.ie, in Inquest concludes in Kanturk murder-suicide; Garda to review firearms protocols
    Inquest into murder-suicide in north Cork begins today
    suspect, Tadg O'Sullivan, 59, male, named, irish (judged from name)Tadg O'Sullivan

Matched on the name as printed, ignoring quoted nicknames, and split by the ages reported. Two people who share a name and age would appear together here.