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A 44-year-old man has been charged with the murder of 87-year-old Clare native Thomas O’Halloran in Greenford, west London. Metropolitan Police said Lee Byer, of Southall, west London, will appear at Willesden Magistrates’ Court this Friday. Police were called just after 4pm on Tuesday to Runnymede Gardens, at the junction with Cayton Road, Greenford to reports of a man with stab wounds. Officers responded and gave emergency first aid until the arrival of the London Ambulance Service and London’s Air Ambulance. Despite the best efforts of the emergency services, Mr O’Halloran was pronounced dead at the scene. A statement issued on behalf of President Michael D Higgins stated, “On behalf of the people of Ireland, may I express my profound sympathy to all the members of the family of Thomas O’Halloran who died under such tragic circumstances this week, to the Irish Community in London of whom he was a part, and to all in London and Ireland who knew …

THERE is still a sense of shock in Ennistymon today, following the murder of 87 year old Thomas O’Halloran in London. On Thursday morning, Senator Martin Conway said, “The community of Ennistymon, the people I’ve spoken to in the last number of hours, are just bewildered. They’re so shocked, they can’t make sense of it, all they want to do is reach out to the family and support them in whatever way they can during this difficult period.” Two of Mr O’Halloran’s brothers still live in the North Clare area, along with a number of other relations, and Senator Conway said the family wish to have their privacy respected at this time. “His children and grandchildren in the UK are dealing with this as well and they are also in our thoughts. The O’Halloran family are a large family, Thomas had a number of siblings who are sadly no longer with us, but there are a lot of nieces and …

POLICE in the UK have arrested a man on suspicion of the murder of Ennistymon-born 87-year-old Thomas O’Halloran in west London this week. The 44-year-old man was arrested at an address in Southall, west London, this Thursday morning according to Metropolitan Police. Police were called just after 4pm on Tuesday to Runnymede Gardens, at the junction with Cayton Road, Greenford to reports of a man with stab wounds. Officers responded and gave emergency first aid until the arrival of the London Ambulance Service and London’s Air Ambulance. Despite the best efforts of the emergency services, Mr O’Halloran was pronounced dead at the scene. His family have been informed and they are being supported by specialist officers. A spokesperson for the Met told the Press Association, “I would like to thank the public for their overwhelming support following this horrific incident. As a result of the release of a CCTV image yesterday, an arrest has been made and this investigation is …