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| Cavan pub siege: Woman had been beaten and shot | Cavan pub siege: Woman had been beaten and shot |
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| It is understood a 54-year-old woman killed in County Cavan on Thursday evening had been beaten and shot. | |
| Police are continuing to question a man over the killing in Bailieborough. | Police are continuing to question a man over the killing in Bailieborough. |
| The woman who died has been named locally as Patricia Kierans, a mother of four originally from west Belfast, but who moved to Cavan many years ago. | The woman who died has been named locally as Patricia Kierans, a mother of four originally from west Belfast, but who moved to Cavan many years ago. |
| The man who was arrested is believed to be the woman's estranged husband. He was detained after a 10-hour stand-off at a pub in the town. | The man who was arrested is believed to be the woman's estranged husband. He was detained after a 10-hour stand-off at a pub in the town. |
| A sister had reported Mrs Kierans missing on Thursday and police went to the bar to speak to the man. | A sister had reported Mrs Kierans missing on Thursday and police went to the bar to speak to the man. |
| Local journalist Joe McCabe said: "When gardaí went to interview the man at the bar, which is a mile away from where the woman was found, he produced a shotgun and barricaded himself into the basement. | Local journalist Joe McCabe said: "When gardaí went to interview the man at the bar, which is a mile away from where the woman was found, he produced a shotgun and barricaded himself into the basement. |
| "The Garda Emergency Response team was called, the town was sealed off and people living nearby were told to leave their homes." | "The Garda Emergency Response team was called, the town was sealed off and people living nearby were told to leave their homes." |
| Police negotiators spoke to the man throughout the night and just before 04:00 BST the stand-off ended peacefully when the man surrendered. | Police negotiators spoke to the man throughout the night and just before 04:00 BST the stand-off ended peacefully when the man surrendered. |
| Staff and customers at the bar had previously fled. | Staff and customers at the bar had previously fled. |
| Bailieborough is about 25 miles from the border with Northern Ireland. | Bailieborough is about 25 miles from the border with Northern Ireland. |
| Mr McCabe said there was a media black-out on press reporting during those telephone negotiations. | Mr McCabe said there was a media black-out on press reporting during those telephone negotiations. |
| He said the woman who died had lived in the town for many years. | He said the woman who died had lived in the town for many years. |
| She had grown-up children aged between 22 and 33. | She had grown-up children aged between 22 and 33. |
| Fr Oliver O'Reilly, who knew the dead woman and her family, said: "Three of them already were in Australia, one of them had taken a flight to join them yesterday morning - he was still in the air when all this happened. | Fr Oliver O'Reilly, who knew the dead woman and her family, said: "Three of them already were in Australia, one of them had taken a flight to join them yesterday morning - he was still in the air when all this happened. |
| "I was speaking to one of the family members last night and they were totally devastated." | "I was speaking to one of the family members last night and they were totally devastated." |