In June 1997, Patrick Sammon was murdered in his home in Galway in the course of an argument.

What had led to the fight that night would be a story of two very damaged individuals and circumstances one lawyer said were "stranger than fiction".

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Special appearances by CJ and Georgia Bezler (Rottweilers) and Mr B. Bezler of Oklahoma.

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Sources:

“File sent to DPP on man’s death” in The Examiner (21 June 1997) p. 4

Declan Tierney, “Woman (36) is released from custody after questioning” in The Connacht Sentinel (24 June 1997) p. 9.

Declan Tierney, “Garda file on man’s brutal death ready for decision by DPP” in The City Tribune (14 November 1997) p. 9

“Woman charged with murder of boyfriend at their Galway home” in The Connacht Sentinel (10 February 1998) p. 1.

“Galway woman I charged with boyfriend’s murder” in The Irish Examiner (20 February 1998) p. 30.

“Woman charged with the murder of her boyfriend remanded on bail again” in The Connacht Sentinel (7 April 1998) p. 8

“Woman sent forward for trial on charge of murdering boyfriend” in The Connacht Sentinel (12 May 1998) p. 10

Rita O’Reilly, “Not guilty plea by woman in murder trial” in The Irish Examiner (9 March 1999) p. 4

Rita O’Reilly, “Woman killed lover after her sister’s suicide” in The Irish Independent (9 March 1999) p. 7

Rita O’Reilly, “Force used in fatal stabbing ‘significant’” in The Irish Independent (10 March 1999) p. 6

Rita O’Reilly, “Murder accused a damaged individual” in The Irish Examiner (10 March 1999) p. 10

Rita O’Reilly, “Murder accused says knife was to scare her lover” in The Irish Examiner (11 March 1999) p. 4.

Rita O’Reilly, “Woman stabbed her sister’s husband after row over his ex-wife’s suicide, trial told” in The City Tribune (12 March 1999) p. 15

Rita O’Reilly, “Accused hid kitchen knife under jumper” in The City Tribune (12 March 1999) p. 14

Rita O’Reilly, “Dead man was ‘the kindest you could meet’ without drink” in The City Tribune (12 March 1999) p. 14

Rita O’Reilly, “Significant force was needed to inflict fatal damage of wounds” in The City Tribune (12 March 1999) p. 15

Rita O’Reilly, “Previous fight had led to suspended sentence for Patrick Sammon” in The City Tribune (12 March 1999) p. 15

Rita O’Reilly, “Neighbour urged to go along with concocted story” in The City Tribune (12 March 1999) p. 15

Rita O’Reilly, “Woman admitted to hospital 51 times” in The City Tribune (12 March 1999) p. 15

Rita O’Reilly, “When fact outdoes fiction” in The Sunday Independent (14 March 1999) p. 5

Rita O’Reilly, “Murder accused ‘driven to stabbing’ by taunts” in The Irish Independent (16 March 1999) p. 5

Rita O’Reilly, “Insults made woman stab boyfriend to death” in The Irish Examiner (16 March 1999) p. 6

Rita O’Reilly, “I loved man I stabbed, I didn’t mean to kill him” in The Irish Examiner (17 March 1999) p. 3

Rita O’Reilly, “Murder charge woman ‘went out of control’ at insults to her dead sister” in The City Tribune (18 March 1999) p. 11

Rita O’Reilly, “Murder trial told of sex abuse taunts ‘trigger’” in The Irish Independent (19 March 1999) p. 7.

Rita O’Reilly, “Obscene remarks triggered murder” in The Irish Examiner (19 March 1999) p. 4

Rita O’Reilly, “Drugs not only reason woman lost total control” in The Irish Examiner (20 March 1999) p. 7

Harry McGee, “An eight year old in a woman’s body” in The Sunday Tribune (21 March 1999) p. 6.

Rita O’Reilly, “Woman in stabbing guilty of manslaughter” in The Irish Independent (23 March 1999) p. 4.

Rita O’Reilly, “’Pushed too far’ woman is acquitted of murder” in The Connacht Sentinel (23 March 1999) p. 7

Henry McGee, “Two sisters, one man, much pain” in The Sunday Tribune (28 March 1999) p. 13

Rita O’Reilly, “Woman who killed lover to receive counselling” in The Irish Examiner (10 July 1999) p. 11

“Sentence on woman put back” in The Irish Independent(15 January 2000) p. 6.

Rita O’Reilly, “After years of abuse and suffering this woman snapped” in The Irish Examiner (14 November 2000) p. 1

Rita O’Reilly, “Lifelong abuse drove woman to kill” in The Irish Examiner (14 November 2000) p. 5

“Man in jailed, others are banned for drink driving” in The City Tribune (16 February 2001) p. 4

“Uninsured motorist warned she faces jail if caught again” in The City Tribune (27 April 2001) p. 16

‘Woman who killed partner gets jail for threatening neighbour” in The Connacht Sentinel (7 September 2004) p. 1

“Woman with tragic past gets suspended sentence” in The Connacht Sentinel (12 October 2004) p. 11

“Woman with tragic history is banned for drink driving” in The City Tribune (15 October 2004) p. 1

“Judge advises woman to start ‘getting on with her neighbours” in The Connacht Sentinel (19 April 2005) p 11

“Woman gets suspended jail term for row with neighbour” in The City Tribune (16 December 2005) p 13

“Woman faces bail for driving during ban” in The City tribune (2 June 2006) p 11

“Wrong way driver gets 200 hours of service to community” in The City Tribune (30 June 2006) p. 11