Bonus - The Mysterious Death of Patrick Nugent

This episode was originally published as a Patreon exclusive on 6 Oct 2019 In the early hours of the 11th February, 1984, Patrick Nugent died in a car park in front of Bunratty Castle, Co Clare. There had been a party, and Patrick was working in the castle that night. A number of guests were present for the events leading up to Patrick's death, but, none of their stories were consistent with one another. Two guests - off duty gardai - would not speak to the officers who responded to the scene. At a post-mortem it was established that Patrick had been run over by a car, but not before falling to the ground. What happened to Patrick Nugent? Music: Kevin McLeod, Quinns Song : The Dance Begins. ( incompetech.com ) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License Sources: “What Happened in Bunratty?” Episode 29 Scannal (RTE, 26/09/2016) Available here: The History of Shannon Airport Bunratty Castle: Economic History of the Republic of Ireland Derek Dunne, “The Death of Patrick Nugent” from Magill (12 June 1985) Simon Carswell, “Who 'clocked' Patrick Nugent? A family still searches for answers” in The Irish Times (5 June 2017) Dan Danaher, “Patrick Nugent's family secures state inquiry into his death in 1984” in The Irish Examiner (28 December 2015) Dan Danaher, “Family fury over death inquiry delay” in The Clare Champion (11 September 2015) Owen Ryan, “Death in Bunratty and the long search for answers” in The Clare Champion ( (29 July 2019) Anne Sheridan, “Suspicious death in Bunratty ow under review 33 years on” in The Limerick Leader (8 June 2017) “Nugent case goes to UN Committee” in The Clare Champion (4 February 2016) Ray Ryan, “'Isn't he the image of Honey Fitz” in The Irish Examiner (21 June 2013) Caroline O'Doherty, “Reviews into Garda malpractice claims are pointless, say victims” in The Irish Examiner (29 January 2016)

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