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LISTEN: 'Enough is enough' - Liam Farrell's son wants cold case unit to take over case

Sep 12, 2025 12:48
By Eoghan Murphy
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LISTEN: 'Enough is enough' - Liam Farrell's son wants cold case unit to take over case
Liam Farrell's son, Peter and Brendan, outside their dad's house in Rooskey

The pensioner died in suspicious circumstances nearly six years ago.

A son of Rooskey man Liam Farrell is calling for the garda cold case unit to take over the his dad's case.

The pensioner died in suspicious circumstances nearly six years ago.

The 87-year-old victim was found dead outside his house in Rooskey in January 2020.

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He died of a heart attack, but his family believes he was attacked beforehand.

The case featured on RTE's Prime Time last night.

Eoghan Murphy met two of his sons - Brendan and Peter - this morning, to get their reaction.

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We first hear from Brendan:

Another of Liam's sons, Willie, is currently in the US, but he spoke to Eoghan by phone earlier this morning, to give his reaction to the RTE programme:

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