Barry Roche

Barry Roche

Southern Correspondent

Barry Roche is Southern Correspondent of The Irish Times.

Woman begs judge not to jail husband following death of child and parents in car crash

Defendant, four times over legal alcohol limit, had denied driving car after crash killed three of his family members

Man charged with murder of father-of-one in Cork city

Jonathan Hennessy was charged with the murder of Oleksandr Zhyvystkyi (31) on Knapp’s Square, Cork on March 16th

‘What was done to Daena was evil’: Man found guilty of murdering mother-of-two Daena Walsh

Adam Corcoran had denied murdering partner of 10 years at their Cork apartment in August 2024

Jury in Daena Walsh murder trial told they must be confident of intent to kill

Adam Corcoran denies murdering partner of 10 years at their Cork apartment in August 2024

Man (42) arrested for questioning following fatal stabbing of father-of-one in Cork

Oleksandr Zhyvystkyi (31) died in city centre incident on Monday

Murder inquiry begins after man dies in apartment after Cork City street stabbing

Gardaí are set to open a murder investigation into death of father of one

Man (31) dies after suspected stabbing incident in Cork city

Father of one understood to have left wife and child in apartment on Carroll’s Quay to go and get food but returned with with injuries

Murder accused admits killing Daena Walsh despite previously insisting she died by suicide

Adam Corcoran (31) tells Cork court he was not acting in self-defence and denied inventing story to fit the facts of case

Foul play ruled out in death of Cork mother

Kelly Cremin from Innishmore Square in Ballincollig suffered head injuries from fall

Ballincollig latest: Investigation into death of woman named locally as Kelly Cremin (32)

Neighbours found the mother of one, named locally as Kelly Cremin, after becoming concerned about not having seen her since Thursday

Man accused of Daena Walsh’s murder told gardaí he did not kill his ‘soul mate’

Central Criminal Court trial hears Garda Technical Bureau members found knives in bags in Co Cork apartment and items of bloodstained clothing

Irish-British defence agreement updated to boost co-operation, tackle Russia ‘shadow fleet’

Cyber security, information-sharing and joint procurement initiatives also covered in deal

Starmer calls for more UK-Irish co-operation in ‘age of dramatic uncertainty’

UK PM arrives in Cork after addressing fuel cost concerns in North

Pathologist found 25 knife wounds on Daena Walsh’s body, murder trial told

Accused Adam Corcoran (31) called emergency services and claimed his partner was stabbing herself in their Midleton apartment

Murder accused told gardaí his partner was ‘the best woman in the world’, court hears

Adam Corcoran denies murder of partner Daena Walsh at apartment in Midleton, Co Cork

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