Gardai investigating possible gang link and intention to harm in death of Clare teen
Gardaí are investigating that the hit-and-run death of Bryan Lowe, 16, at Cloonlara, Co Clare, on Friday night was intentional. An examination was carried out on a partially burnt-out Skoda found in the Castleconnell area of Co Limerick, and now potential ties to a Limerick gang are being investigated. It is still unknown who the […]
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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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Mum of one of M9 crash teenagers says she “forgives” online trolls and sends love to injured
The mother of M9 crash teenager Jack Kennedy spoke at his funeral today (Tuesday). The mother of the 17-year-old spoke at her son’s funeral mass and urged other young people to stop engaging in dangerous driving behaviour. The mass took place in St Michael’s Church in Athy, Co Kildare this morning. Five teenage boys died […]
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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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Legendary Irish musician Eithne Vallely dies after being struck by lorry
Tributes are pouring in for the ‘pioneering musician, collector and champion of traditional Irish music’. Eithne Vallely, the acclaimed traditional Irish musician, has died at the age of 81 after being struck by a lorry. In a statement, the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said that it received a report at around 8.20am on […]
2 months ago
TD slammed for saying he was “sick” of posts about dead M9 teenagers
Cathal Crowe, a Fianna Fáil for Clare, said he is “sick of seeing people eulogising and heaping praise on thugs”. Five teenage boys died in the crash on the M9. The women and child they hit remain in hospital. In a post on Facebook on Tuesday, the Fianna Fáil TD said the five young men were […]
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