<description>&lt;p&gt;This episode was originally published as a Patreon exclusive on 6 Oct 2019&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the early hours of the 11th February, 1984, Patrick Nugent died in a car park in front of Bunratty Castle, Co Clare. There had been a party, and Patrick was working in the castle that night.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A number of guests were present for the events leading up to Patrick's death, but, none of their stories were consistent with one another. Two guests - off duty gardai - would not speak to the officers who responded to the scene.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;At a post-mortem it was established that Patrick had been run over by a car, but not before falling to the ground.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;What happened to Patrick Nugent?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Music:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kevin McLeod, Quinns Song : The Dance Begins. (&lt;a href="http://incompetech.com"&gt;incompetech.com&lt;/a&gt;) &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License &lt;a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/"&gt;http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sources:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“What Happened in Bunratty?” Episode 29&amp;nbsp;Scannal&amp;nbsp;(RTE, 26/09/2016) Available here: &lt;a href="https://www.rte.ie/player/series/the-scannal-collection/SI0000004189?epguid=IH000338537"&gt;https://www.rte.ie/player/series/the-scannal-collection/SI0000004189?epguid=IH000338537&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The History of Shannon Airport &lt;a href="https://www.shannonproperties.ie/shannon-region/the-history-of-shannon-airport/"&gt;https://www.shannonproperties.ie/shannon-region/the-history-of-shannon-airport/&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bunratty Castle: &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunratty_Castle"&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunratty_Castle&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://www.bunrattycastle.ie"&gt;www.bunrattycastle.ie&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Economic History of the Republic of Ireland &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_history_of_the_Republic_of_Ireland#1980_to_early_1990s"&gt;https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_history_of_the_Republic_of_Ireland#1980_to_early_1990s&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Derek Dunne, “The Death of Patrick Nugent” from Magill&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://magill.ie/archive/death-patrick-nugent"&gt;https://magill.ie/archive/death-patrick-nugent&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;(12 June 1985) &amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Simon Carswell, “Who 'clocked' Patrick Nugent? A family still searches for answers” in The Irish Times&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/who-clocked-patrick-nugent-a-family-still-searches-for-answers-1.3107557"&gt;https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/who-clocked-patrick-nugent-a-family-still-searches-for-answers-1.3107557&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;(5 June 2017) &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dan Danaher, “Patrick Nugent's family secures state inquiry into his death in 1984” in The Irish Examiner&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/patrick-nugents-family-secures-state-inquiry-into-his-death-in-1984-373317.html"&gt;https://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/patrick-nugents-family-secures-state-inquiry-into-his-death-in-1984-373317.html&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;(28 December 2015) &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dan Danaher, “Family fury over death inquiry delay” in The Clare Champion&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://clarechampion.ie/family-fury-over-death-inquiry-delay/"&gt;https://clarechampion.ie/family-fury-over-death-inquiry-delay/&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;(11 September 2015) &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Owen Ryan, “Death in Bunratty and the long search for answers” in The Clare Champion&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://clarechampion.ie/family-fury-over-death-inquiry-delay/"&gt;https://clarechampion.ie/family-fury-over-death-inquiry-delay/&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;( (29 July 2019) &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://www.section42inquiries.ie/en/s42i/pages/si1992017"&gt;http://www.section42inquiries.ie/en/s42i/pages/si1992017&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Anne Sheridan, “Suspicious death in Bunratty ow under review 33 years on” in The Limerick Leader&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/home/253965/suspicious-death-in-bunratty-now-under-review-33-years-on.html"&gt;https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/home/253965/suspicious-death-in-bunratty-now-under-review-33-years-on.html&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;(8 June 2017) &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“Nugent case goes to UN Committee” in The Clare Champion&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://clarechampion.ie/nugent-case-goes-to-un-committee/"&gt;http://clarechampion.ie/nugent-case-goes-to-un-committee/&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;(4 February 2016) &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ray Ryan, “'Isn't he the image of Honey Fitz” in The Irish Examiner&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/isnt-he-the-image-of-honey-fitz-234702.html"&gt;https://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/isnt-he-the-image-of-honey-fitz-234702.html&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;(21 June 2013) &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Caroline O'Doherty, “Reviews into Garda malpractice claims are pointless, say victims” in The Irish Examiner&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/reviews-into-garda-malpractice-claims-are-pointless-say-victims-378790.html"&gt;https://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/reviews-into-garda-malpractice-claims-are-pointless-say-victims-378790.html&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;(29 January 2016) &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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Bonus - The Mysterious Death of Patrick Nugent

JUN 9, 202530 MIN
Mens Rea: A true crime podcast

Bonus - The Mysterious Death of Patrick Nugent

JUN 9, 202530 MIN

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<p>This episode was originally published as a Patreon exclusive on 6 Oct 2019</p><p>In the early hours of the 11th February, 1984, Patrick Nugent died in a car park in front of Bunratty Castle, Co Clare. There had been a party, and Patrick was working in the castle that night.&nbsp;</p><p>A number of guests were present for the events leading up to Patrick's death, but, none of their stories were consistent with one another. Two guests - off duty gardai - would not speak to the officers who responded to the scene.</p><p>At a post-mortem it was established that Patrick had been run over by a car, but not before falling to the ground.</p><p>What happened to Patrick Nugent?&nbsp;</p><p>Music:</p><p>Kevin McLeod, Quinns Song : The Dance Begins. (<a href="http://incompetech.com">incompetech.com</a>) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/</a></p><p>Sources:</p><p>“What Happened in Bunratty?” Episode 29&nbsp;Scannal&nbsp;(RTE, 26/09/2016) Available here: <a href="https://www.rte.ie/player/series/the-scannal-collection/SI0000004189?epguid=IH000338537">https://www.rte.ie/player/series/the-scannal-collection/SI0000004189?epguid=IH000338537</a>&nbsp;</p><p>The History of Shannon Airport <a href="https://www.shannonproperties.ie/shannon-region/the-history-of-shannon-airport/">https://www.shannonproperties.ie/shannon-region/the-history-of-shannon-airport/</a>&nbsp;</p><p>Bunratty Castle: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunratty_Castle">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunratty_Castle</a>&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bunrattycastle.ie">www.bunrattycastle.ie</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>Economic History of the Republic of Ireland <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_history_of_the_Republic_of_Ireland#1980_to_early_1990s">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_history_of_the_Republic_of_Ireland#1980_to_early_1990s</a>&nbsp;</p><p>Derek Dunne, “The Death of Patrick Nugent” from Magill&nbsp;<a href="https://magill.ie/archive/death-patrick-nugent">https://magill.ie/archive/death-patrick-nugent</a>&nbsp;(12 June 1985) &nbsp;</p><p>Simon Carswell, “Who 'clocked' Patrick Nugent? A family still searches for answers” in The Irish Times&nbsp;<a href="https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/who-clocked-patrick-nugent-a-family-still-searches-for-answers-1.3107557">https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/who-clocked-patrick-nugent-a-family-still-searches-for-answers-1.3107557</a>&nbsp;(5 June 2017) &nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>Dan Danaher, “Patrick Nugent's family secures state inquiry into his death in 1984” in The Irish Examiner&nbsp;<a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/patrick-nugents-family-secures-state-inquiry-into-his-death-in-1984-373317.html">https://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/patrick-nugents-family-secures-state-inquiry-into-his-death-in-1984-373317.html</a>&nbsp;(28 December 2015) &nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>Dan Danaher, “Family fury over death inquiry delay” in The Clare Champion&nbsp;<a href="https://clarechampion.ie/family-fury-over-death-inquiry-delay/">https://clarechampion.ie/family-fury-over-death-inquiry-delay/</a>&nbsp;(11 September 2015) &nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>Owen Ryan, “Death in Bunratty and the long search for answers” in The Clare Champion&nbsp;<a href="https://clarechampion.ie/family-fury-over-death-inquiry-delay/">https://clarechampion.ie/family-fury-over-death-inquiry-delay/</a>&nbsp;( (29 July 2019) &nbsp;&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.section42inquiries.ie/en/s42i/pages/si1992017">http://www.section42inquiries.ie/en/s42i/pages/si1992017</a>&nbsp;</p><p>Anne Sheridan, “Suspicious death in Bunratty ow under review 33 years on” in The Limerick Leader&nbsp;<a href="https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/home/253965/suspicious-death-in-bunratty-now-under-review-33-years-on.html">https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/home/253965/suspicious-death-in-bunratty-now-under-review-33-years-on.html</a>&nbsp;(8 June 2017) &nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>“Nugent case goes to UN Committee” in The Clare Champion&nbsp;<a href="http://clarechampion.ie/nugent-case-goes-to-un-committee/">http://clarechampion.ie/nugent-case-goes-to-un-committee/</a>&nbsp;(4 February 2016) &nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>Ray Ryan, “'Isn't he the image of Honey Fitz” in The Irish Examiner&nbsp;<a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/isnt-he-the-image-of-honey-fitz-234702.html">https://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/isnt-he-the-image-of-honey-fitz-234702.html</a>&nbsp;(21 June 2013) &nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>Caroline O'Doherty, “Reviews into Garda malpractice claims are pointless, say victims” in The Irish Examiner&nbsp;<a href="https://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/reviews-into-garda-malpractice-claims-are-pointless-say-victims-378790.html">https://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/reviews-into-garda-malpractice-claims-are-pointless-say-victims-378790.html</a>&nbsp;(29 January 2016) &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>