Heartbreak in Clare Village as Locals mourn Mother and Children who Died in Fermanagh Shooting July 25, 2025 Admin Irish News </p> <h2>Heartbreak in Clare village as locals mourn mother and children who died in Fermanagh shooting</h2> <p> The bright sunshine belied the dark mood of heartbreak in the Clare village of Barefield.</p> <p>A tightknit village where hurling and farming dominate the locality, residents fought back tears as they struggled to comprehend being at the centre of Ireland’s latest murder-attempted suicide.</p> <p>Located just 6km from Ennis, residents of Barefield village could not comprehend how a Fermanagh shooting had virtually wiped out a young family with strong local connections.</p> <p>The three victims of the Maguiresbridge shooting were named as Vanessa Whyte (45) and her two children, James Rutledge (14) and Sarah Rutledge (13).</p> <p>All three died having suffered gunshot injuries at a property on the Drummeer Road on Wednesday morning in Maguiresbridge.</p> <p>A man in his 40s who also suffered gunshot wounds remains in a serious condition in the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast.<br /> Credit to : Irish Independent </p> <p> Please support our Sponsors here --
