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Friday 27 May 2022
The driver was pronounced dead at the scene.
The car was driven by a second woman, also in her 80s, who suffered minor injuries as a result.
A man in his 30s dies after being struck by a van in west Dublin this morning, while a 31-year-old woman suffered serious head injuries after being hit by a car in Breaffy, Mayo.
An 18-year-old woman was also seriously injured in the incident.
The collision happened at the junction of the Malahide Road and Clontarf Road.
The incident happened at around 1am at The Quay, Clare Island, Westport.
Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to come forward.
The incident happened at Silverbridge, Bray at 4.30pm.
The incident happened on the Ballyhooley Road in Mayfield at 8.15am this morning.
The incident happened at Hythe Street, Dartford this evening.
The single-vehicle crash happened in the Woodstock area of Ennis on Sunday.
The incident happened at Station Road in Ballinasloe, Galway last Thursday.
Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to come forward.
The incident happened shortly after midnight at Tubberyquinn, Ballyneety.
The incident occurred at about 3.40pm today on the N5 at Carrabawn.
The collision happened around 2pm at Birdhill, Co Tipperary yesterday.
The youth was driving a stolen Renault Clio with the five victims as passengers when he crashed.
The incident happened on the Johnstown Road in Rathcoole.
The incident happened on the R600 at Ballinacourty at 9.55pm last night.
The incident happened in the Meanwood area of Leeds shortly before 10pm last night.
The incident happened at Carrick East at 1.30pm yesterday afternoon.
The incident happened at around 7am this morning.
The incident happened in the townland of Tonevane, Tralee at around 8.15pm last night.
One woman is in a serious condition in Beaumont Hospital.
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A man in his 30s will appear before a sitting of Blanchardstown District Court today.
The collision happened on the main Sligo to Bundoran road.
The 27-year-old was walking along the hard shoulder on Ennis Road.
A woman died in a crash in Castlebellingham this morning, while last evening a 39-year-old man died after his motorcycle collided with a tractor.
The collision happened on the N15 yesterday.
The man died in hospital last night, hours after being injured when he crashed into a bollard.
This is my message to every driver out there: it’s not worth the text, the speed or that one extra drink for the road.
Jerry Towey lost a leg after a road accident when he was just 19 years old. Tragedy struck again 22 years later when he was training for a cycling race.
Shane Hourigan was a well known GAA referee from Rathkeale in Limerick.
The man, who was in his early 50s, was pronounced dead at the scene on the N15 at Ballintra.
A 77-year-old man was hit by a car in Athboy, and a pedestrian aged 65 was struck and killed on the Galway to Carraroe Road.
It happened in the early hours of this morning at Rochfortbridge. The 45-year-old died at the scene.
The 30-year-old was fatally injured when his car hit a wall on a quiet road between the north Dublin suburb and Portmarnock.
The accident happened at Crosscool Harbour (N81), Blessington, Co Wicklow at around 6.35pm yesterday evening.
THE GREAT AND the good from the world of spuds will be converging on Ireland next week when the World Potato Congress rolls into town.
The Irish Potato Federation is hosting the 11th meeting of the event, which is set to attract delegates from over 60 countries.
The focus of the congress is to bring the global potato community together and its overarching theme this year is the “changing world of the potato”.
The spud industry is keen to highlight that potatoes are the world’s third most important crop, after wheat and rice.
There are over 300 million tonnes of potatoes produced annually, consumed by over one billion people worldwide.
So, today we’re asking: What’s your favourite way to eat potatoes?
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