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Trial to begin tomorrow over Lough Sheelin murders

Oct 8, 2025 19:01
By News Northern Sound
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Trial to begin tomorrow over Lough Sheelin murders

The trial is expected to last a number of weeks.

A 45-year-old Dublin woman will go on trial tomorrow charged with the murder of two men over a decade ago.

Ruth Lawrence, originally from Clontarf is accused of the murder of Anthony Keegan (33) and Eoin O'Connor (32).

RTE News is reporting this that Ms Lawrence, with an address at Patrick's Cottage, Ross, Mountnugent was arraigned before the Central Criminal Court this evening.

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She was arrested in South Africa in October 2022 and was extradited to Ireland.

Best friend's 32-year-old Eoin O'Connor and 33-year-old Anthony Keegan were found on May 26th, 2014 - six weeks after they went missing in Cavan.

Ruth Lawrence who is originally from Clontarf, is accused of the murder of Anthony Keegan and Eoin O'Connor, who were found in plastic sheeting on Inchicup Island on Lough Sheelin, County Cavan on May 26, 2014.

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Mr O'Connor, who was 32 and 33-year-old Mr Keegan went missing after Eoin O'Connor borrowed his mother's car to travel to Ballyjamesduff in Co Cavan.

When he failed to return home from the trip, his family raised the alarm, leading to appeals for information and searches of areas in Co Cavan by the families and friends of both men.

Their bodies were found after a fisherman on the lake identified a smell coming from the tiny island. They had both been shot and their bodies wrapped in tarpaulin

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