MAN CHARGED WITH MURDER OF EASKEY WOMAN GOES ON TRIAL THIS WEEK
A man charged with the murder of a Sligo woman will face trial this Thursday at the Central Criminal Court in Dublin.
Oisin Conroy of St. Joseph’s Terrace in Boyle is charged with the murder of Natalie McGuinness (23) on October 28th, 2015.
Ms McGuinness died after an incident at The Mews on Mail Coach Road.
The trial was due to start yesterday (Monday) but has been postponed until Thursday.
Thirty-four year old Conroy has been in custody since he was sent for trial at a hearing in Sligo District Court over 12 months ago.
Shortly after the incident, Conroy was placed in custody in the Central Mental Hospital in Dundrum.
Sligo District Court Judge Kevin Kilraine ordered that Conroy be put on suicide watch while in custody, after he suffered from self-inflicted injuries.
Natalie’s Mum, Catherine, paid tribute to her daughter shortly after her tragic death.
“You would hear her before you would see her,” said Catherine, who moved the family from Limerick to Easkey in 2001.
“She was a ‘ home bird’ and there was no moving out. She was superwoman - she had three jobs. We were so close, she would ring me 40 times a day,” said Catherine.
“I would be sitting here with my friends and we would look at the phone and say ‘Natalie’ - she might only be next door but she would still have to ring to see where I was.”
Oisin Conroy will be represented by McGovern Walsh Solicitors from Sligo.