The Ice House Murder: The Killing of Irene White
By (Author) Robin Schiller
By (author) Pat Marry
Atlantic Books
Atlantic Books
1st July 2025
Main
United Kingdom
General
Non Fiction
Victimology and victims of crime
364.15230941825
Paperback
288
Width 156mm, Height 234mm
Irene White was 43 years old when she was found murdered at her home in Dundalk in April 2005. In one of the most vicious and senseless killings in Irish history, Irene was stabbed 34 times.
While two men were convicted of the murder in 2019, it was clear they were just carrying out orders.
Former Garda detective Pat Marry worked for over a decade on the case, and here he outlines the various obstacles that plagued the investigation, as well as the eventual breakthroughs that brought her killers to justice. But while the mastermind remains at large, is the case truly closed
A superb piece of crime journalism, a fitting tribute to a fallen comrade - and a grim reminder of just how fragile the thin blue line can be * Irish Independent on MURDER AT LORDSHIP *
Full of the kind of gripping detail and dogged legwork that could grace any fictional case -- Mick Clifford * Irish Examiner on MURDER AT LORDSHIP *
Gripping, shocking, brilliantly written...I couldn't put it down -- Paul Williams on MURDER AT LORDSHIP
After being turned away by An Garda Sochna at 17 for being too young, Pat Marry joined the force eight years later and went on to investigate some of Ireland's most high profile cases.Robin Schiller is a journalist for Mediahuis Ireland covering Independent.ie, the Irish Independent and the Sunday Independent.