A 31-year-old man has appeared before a District Court sitting in Thurles, charged with the murder of Timothy (“Teddy”) Murnane, aged 81, a retired bus driver from St Michael’s Avenue, Tipperary Town.
The accused, Mr Sean Harding, of Marian Terrace, Tipperary Town, had previously faced a charge of assault causing harm to Mr Murnane at the same address on September 12th 2025.
On Wednesday, that assault charge was withdrawn on the direction of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), and Mr Harding was charged with murder.
The court heard Mr Murnane was discovered with head injuries at his property at about 9.35pm on September 12th 2025.
Paramedics attended before the victim was taken to University Hospital Limerick, where he died on September 14th 2025.
Det Garda Conor Gleeson, of Cashel Garda Station, gave evidence of arrest, charge and caution. The court was told that when the charge was put to Mr Harding after caution, he replied “No.”
Sgt Cathal Godfrey told the court the DPP had directed that Mr Harding be tried on indictment on the murder charge at a sitting of the Central Criminal Court.
The court also heard Mr Harding had previously been charged with three counts of burglary, with the DPP directing that he be sent forward on two of those charges, while clarification was being sought in relation to the third.
Mr Harding, represented by solicitor Mr Colin Morrissey, was remanded in custody to appear at Tipperary Town District Court (sitting in Thurles) on February 4th 2026 for service of the book of evidence and to address outstanding directions relating to the burglary charges.
Leave a Reply