Michael Collins (Cork South West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

On 23 December 1996, one of Ireland’s most horrific murders took place at Kealfadda, which is near Goleen, when the body of Sophie Toscan du Plantier was found near her holiday home in my parish a couple of miles west of my home. At the time, the murder was the cause of real horror among local people. When the identity of the person who died became public, however, it sent shock waves across the world. It is now 26 years later and nobody has been brought to justice for the murder of an innocent woman - a much-loved daughter, wife and mother. What has followed with this case in these 26 years is like a roller coaster going round in a circle but getting nowhere. There are contradictory reports in newspapers as to whether there is a live investigation. The people of west Cork are tired of the posturing that is going on locally. They, like the rest of the world, want to see justice for Sophie almost 26 years on. Will a new file be submitted in time to the Director of Public Prosecutions, DPP, on foot of investigations that are taking place?

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