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To: Dublin City Councillors
Dublin City Councillors, Take Action for Terence Wheelock
As we approach the 20th anniversary of Terence’s untimely death (September 2025) and the election of a new City Council in Dublin, we call on Dublin City Council to:
1. Write to the Minister of Justice endorsing the call for an independent public enquiry into Terence’s death.
2. Name The Diamond Park in Dublin 1, Terence Wheelock Memorial Park.
3. Commission a mural in memory of Terence in the Summerhill area, where the Wheelock family lived during Terence’s life.
Why is this important?
19 years ago, twenty year old Terence Wheelock left his home in Summerhill to buy a paint brush in a local hardware store. Shortly after, Terence was arrested for a crime he didn’t commit and taken into custody at Store Street Garda Station in Dublin’s North Inner City. Terence would never walk out of that station. He died three months later in hospital.
The Garda investigation into Terence’s death was led by an officer with a long history working in Store Street, where Terence was in custody. The 2010 GSOC investigation and Coroner’s case omitted crucial evidence including Terence’s blood-stained T-shirt, which had been “lost” by Gardaí until recovered relatively recently. The Coroners’ case failed to return a unanimous verdict in favour of the official story. Many questions remain unanswered.
Since his death, the Wheelock family and the community they come from have campaigned for truth and justice for Terence - demanding a full public inquiry into Terence’s death.