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LISTEN: Son calls for murder probe into death of Liam Farrell, ahead of key garda meeting

Apr 7, 2025 11:09
By Eoghan Murphy
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LISTEN: Son calls for murder probe into death of Liam Farrell, ahead of key garda meeting

The findings of a review of the garda investigation into the suspicious death of Leitrim man Liam Farrell will be revealed later this week.

The 87-year-old was found dead outside his house in Rooskey in January 2020, and his family believes he was attacked. Last September Garda Commissioner Drew Harris ordered a review of the investigation. The Farrell family is meeting Detective Inspector Ray Mulderrig in Carrick-on-Shannon garda station on Friday to discuss the outcome. Eoghan Murphy has been speaking to Liam’s son Willie, who wants the case to be upgraded to a murder investigation. He first told him about the background to the case:

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