A fresh push in the investigation into the brutal murder of a 32-year-old Limerick taxi-driver 23 years ago, has been reopened by the Garda Serious Crime Review Unit
Henry Hurley, a well-known Limerick taxi-man, was last seen alive at around 3 a.m. on Friday, July 7 1989, near Setrights Cross, Co. Clare in the company of two men.
His body was found in the Cratloe hills at about 4.30 p.m. that day. A post-mortem revealed that Henry had died a violent death.
A Limerick Post reader, who worked as a chef in the city when Henry was driving his taxi and who now lives in Grand Rapids in Michigan, wrote to the Limerick Post this week, asking that the gardai be contacted to see what progress is being made in the investigation.
Sean Patrick Shinners, originally from Kileely, wrote: “Mr Hurley’s family and the people of Limerick are entitled to some closure on this matter or is it destined to become another Cailin Ban for our grandchildren to hear about ?”
A garda spokesperson confirmed that the case is now in the hands of the review group.
One man was charged and brought to court in 1991 in connection with the crime, but the case collapsed after the DPP entered a nolle prosequi.
“This crime has not been solved and the investigation will remain open,” the spokesman said.
Two years ago, on the 21st anniversary of the taxi-driver’s death, Gardai issued a new appeal for information.
It is believed that there are people who were in Limerick city and in the Cratloe and Sixmilebridge areas in the early hours of that date who may have crucial information that could prove vital in bringing his killer or killers to justice.
It is thought that he may have picked up a fare just before he was murdered.
Mr Hurley lived on Summerville Avenue, South Circular Road. He was from a prominent business family and had been driving a taxi for six years.
