Crime

Stories and articles about criminal cases that have occurred in County Wexford, Ireland.

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The murder of William Hannan.

On Saturday, the 8th of March, 1958, Wexford businessman William Hannan was found unconscious and badly beaten at his sweet shop in Cinema Lane in Wexford Town. The following morning, the 65-year-old shopkeeper passed...

The murder of Garda Seamus Quaid.

In October of 1958, 21-year-old Garda recruit Seamus Quaid took up a post in County Wexford. The Limerick native, who had come from a family with a proud...

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The murder of Rebecca French.

On Friday, the 9th of October, 2009, 30-year-old Rebecca French was savagely beaten to death at a house in Ard na Dara; a housing estate in the Clonard area of Wexford...