Four freed over Tullamore killing

Four people have been released without charge in connection with the death of a man in Tullamore last month.

Four people have been released without charge in connection with the death of a man in Tullamore last month.

The three men and a woman were arrested in the Tullamore area yesterday as part of ongoing investigations into the death of Derek McDonagh (27).

He was stabbed outside his parents’ home in the Arden View estate on September 20th.

Richard Donovan (22) of the Unofficial Halting Site, Kilcruttin, Tullamore, has already been charged with the murder of the father of one.

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