A British senior police officer who is one of the leading investigators into the discovery of 39 bodies found in the container attached to a Scania cab in Grays, Essex in the early hours of October 23, has strong connections to Mitchelstown.
Essex Police Chief Constable Ben-Julian Harrington is a nephew of former Fianna Fail TD Ned O’Keeffe and first cousin to Deputy Kevin O’Keeffe and Cllr Deirdre O’Brien.
Mr Harrington was a regular visitor to Mitchelstown in his youth and spent a lot of time with the O’Keeffe family, helping around the farm …
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