Tributes paid to young boy and footballer who died in Mayo car-train crash
‘He was a talented artist and athlete who loved music, and a smile was never far from his face.’ Tributes are pouring in for Eoin Doyle, the 12-year-old boy and “talented footballer” who died in a crash involving a car and a train in Mayo this week. Shortly after 8.45pm on Thursday (3 September), Gardaí […]
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Teenager dies in Friday night e-bike crash on Clare-Limerick border
A second vehicle involved in the incident failed to remain at the scene. A teenager has died after an e-bike crash on the Clare-Limerick border on Friday night (4 September). Shortly after 11pm, emergency services alerted Gardaí after an e-bike rider, a male in his mid-teens, was found unresponsive by the roadside on the L3050 […]
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Boy, 12, dies after car-train crash at Mayo level crossing
Shocking news. A 12-year-old boy has died after a crash involving a car and a train in Co Mayo. Shortly after 8:45pm on Thursday (3 September), Gardaí and emergency services responded to reports of the collision at a level crossing in Kiltybo near Ballyhaunis. The 12-year-old boy was a passenger in the car. He was […]
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Teen cyclist killed in van hit and run in Meath
The collision occurred in Nugentstown, Kells, on Tuesday evening. A teenager has been killed following a hit-and-run collision in County Meath. Gardaí are appealing for witnesses of the fatal crash involving a van and a bicycle at Nugentstown, Kells, on Tuesday evening, August 25. Emergency services responded to the scene at approximately 8.05pm where an […]
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Four teens rushed to hospital, one in critical condition, after Galway crash
The boy in critical condition is receiving treatment in Beaumont Hospital. Four teenagers have been rushed to hospital, and one is in a critical condition, after a single-vehicle crash in Galway. Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to the collision which occurred at Ballyedmond, Clonberne, Ballinasloe on Saturday, August 22, around 10.00pm. The front passenger in […]
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Garda pursuit training won’t start this year because the instructors aren’t trained
The promised pursuit training is proving harder to deliver Plans to introduce Garda pursuit training this year now appear to be facing delays, with sources telling The Journal that the force will not have officers ready to start the new programme before the end of 2026. The problem is that the instructors themselves have not […]
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