Conor Quinn was stabbed to death on Bridge Street in Mallow on the evening of July 12th, 2018. The chief suspect in the case is believed to have fled to the UK in the aftermath of the killing.

Now his heart-broken mother Eileen Quinn has issued an emotional appeal for the man suspected of being involved in her son's death to return home to face justice - so that her family can begin to find some peace.

Speaking on the Neil Prendeville Show on RedFM this morning, Eileen Quinn said the family had been "shattered" by the loss of her 24-year-old son Conor, just days before the birth of his first child.

Since his death, they have moved from Mallow to Galway to support the mother of Conor's baby; "We have relocated to help Conor's partner with the baby and to spend as much time as we can with Conor Jnr," Eileen told the Neil Prendeville Show.

"We have new jobs. Our whole lives were completely and absolutely turned upside down."


Eileen said their agony has been made worse by the fact that the chief suspect in the case has fled - and has stayed out of the reach of the Irish justice system.



The distraught mother called on the suspect to come home and surrender himself to the Gardai - but she says members of the public in Mallow or further afield who may know about his whereabouts should come forward.

"If anyone has any information I would appeal for them to come forward to Mallow Garda Station. Please help us find the person who did this to Conor, who destroyed his life and our lives. His little baby just had his first birthday the other day with no father."

Eileen said Conor died in a matter of moments from a single stab wound, in a "trivial argument" that began earlier in the day over the ownership of a quad bike. Conor Quinn had been at a local horse fair on the day of his death and gotten into a row with the suspect - that dispute blew up again on Bridge Street in Mallow.

Gardai believe the chief suspect in the case was smuggled out of Mallow in a van that made a dash to the ferry to the UK.

Mr Quinn had been born in Loughrea, Co Galway, gone to school in Tipperary and moved to Killavullen in North Cork some time before his death.

Slain man Conor Quinn

His mother said they were not allowed to touch his body in the 24-hours after he was killed.

"That is something I and my husband will have to live with for the rest of our lives. That we couldn't even hold our child in our arms."

Just three days after their son was buried, his own son, Conor Jnr was born. His parents say they had noticed a new maturity and happiness in their son as he prepared for fatherhood for the first time.

"He was very excited about this baby. He had beautiful stuff bought. He got the car seat fixed, the cot all fixed.

"The Christening was all organised. He even had his clothes picked out for the Christening which he wore in his coffin."

The bereaved mother once again urged young people not to carry knives, saying that the could destroy whole families in a "split second" and that is something that all involved will have to live with for the rest of their lives.