Eileen Costello O'Shaughnessy was a 47-year-old Irish woman who was murdered on 30 November 1997 while working as a taxi driver in Galway city.
[8] A search for Costello O'Shaughnessy began and her body was discovered shortly before midday following day, 1 December 1997, on Tinkers Lane, Knockdoemore.
[3] Gardaí investigated a potential link between the killing and an attempted abduction of a female driver that occurred shortly before the murder and close to where her car was found.
[11] Following the murder, taxi drivers and businessmen in the area raised a £30,000 reward for information that led to the conviction of the killer.
[15] On the 25th anniversary of Costello O'Shaughnessy's murder, Gardaí issued a renewed appeal for the public's assistance in solving the crime.
[17] At 2am on the morning after the murder, a red car with its parking lights on was seen in Tinkers Lane, the location where Costello O'Shaughnessy's body was found.
[20] Costello O'Shaughnessy's murder was featured in RTÉ's Crimeline program which led to a number of tips.
[1] Her murder was also covered in the true crime book The Cold Case Files: On the Trail of Ireland's Undetected Killers by Barry Cummins.
[23] To mark the 15th anniversary of Costello O'Shaughnessy's murder, taxi drivers around Galway placed "Justice" stickers to highlight the lack of resolution in the case.