The Tragic Case Of Joan O Rourke
26 April - 40 mins
Podcast Series
Ireland Crimes and Mysteries
On the morning of 29th December 1958, a priest was called to the Central Hotel in Kilmallock, County Limerick. He had been sent for by a fifteen year old boy. His mother lay in the kitchen, gravely injured.
Joan O’Rourke was 40 years old. She was a businesswoman, a mother of three, and a well known figure in her local community. She ran one of the busiest hotels in the town.
But what was happening inside the Central Hotel was not hidden. Staff, neighbours, and people in the town had seen and heard enough over the years to know that life behind those doors was far from stable.
In this episode, I take you through the final days and final hours of Joan’s life, the evidence given by dozens of...
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