Metro Herald, January 13, 2014

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Monday, January 13, 2014

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stabbed to death over chess game

TRIBUTES were being paid last night to the pro-life advocate who detectives believe was stabbed to death over a game of chess. Gardaí were called to the scene of the bloody killing in the north Dublin suburb of Castleknock at around 1.50am on Sunday. Tom O’Gorman (pictured), 39, who owned the house at Beech Park Avenue, was found with multiple stab injuries inside. Investigators believe a violent row erupted over a chess move and spiralled out of control. A 34-year-old man understood to be from Palermo in Sicily was arrested at the scene. Investigating gardaí are not looking for anyone else in connection with the death, which will be treated as murder as soon as post-mortem examination results are confirmed. A Garda source said: ‘It was a very unpleasant scene for our people to walk into. This was a bizarre killing and the dead man sustained substantial injuries to his body.’ Formerly a journalist with Cath-

by Metro herald staff

olic newspaper The Voice Today, Mr O’Gorman was a graduate of University College Dublin and more recently a researcher with the Dublin-based Catholic lobby group the Iona Institute. The active pro-life advocate was well liked and respected on all sides of the abortion debate. He had been living at the family home after his mother died in 2012. His father had also passed away. He is believed to have taken in a lodger in recent months to help supplement his income. It is not thought there were any drink or drugs involved in the incident. Mr O’Gorman’s killing is the fifth in Ireland over the past week. In a statement, David Quinn, director of The Iona Institute, said Mr O’Gorman’s friends and colleagues were devastated at his death. ‘Tom was a friend as well as a work colleague to us all,’ Mr Quinn said. ‘He was a fond and dear friend and we will all miss him. ‘We extend our deepest commiserations to his family and above all to his sister and brother, Catherine and Paul.’

‘A dear friend who will be missed’

Don’t tell us you forgot! Passengers take the U-Bahn in Berlin while wearing no pants on international ‘No Pants On The Subway Day’ yesterday. The annual challenge saw people in cities across the globe take public transport with only underwear for bottoms while keeping a straight face. We didn’t see any Dubliners taking the challenge yesterday, but don’t worry, there’s always next year picture: reuters

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