# Tragedy

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# Tragedy

Girl (10) dies after plane diverts to Shannon with medical emergency

The child was treated by a doctor on the plane but was pronounced dead after landing.

43.3k

Dec 25th 2016, 2:15 PM

# Buncrana Tragedy

Safety review of Donegal piers to begin after tragic death of family

Donegal County Council is to carry out the review.

8.9k

Dec 23rd 2016, 2:56 PM

# Tragedy

Chapecoense to be awarded Copa Sudamericana trophy

Chapecoense will be crowned Copa Sudamericana champions after a flight, carrying members of the first team, came down on Monday.

5.8k

Dec 4th 2016, 10:56 AM

# Tragedy

'It's hard to keep going' - Fans flock to stadiums to mourn Chapecoense football team

Fans gathered at stadiums on the hour the team were due to play their cup match.

9.1k

Dec 1st 2016, 7:13 AM

# Tragedy

Plane that crashed killing 71 people 'may have run out of fuel'

A Brazilian soccer team was among the passengers onboard the plane.

30.2k

Nov 30th 2016, 7:31 AM

# Crash

Who are Chapecoense, the Brazilian team whose fairytale season turned into a tragedy?

The side were travelling to Colombia for the Copa Sudamericana final.

26.1k

Nov 29th 2016, 3:25 PM

# Tragedy

'She was a lovely person': Tributes to Mayo woman who died after becoming ill on flight

The 30-year-old woman was on a flight home from a holiday with her fiancé.

55.9k

Nov 18th 2016, 11:52 AM

# knockadoon

Remains of elderly couple found dead in Mayo released to family

Investigators are not looking for anyone else in relation to the deaths of two pensioners in Mayo.

31.5k

Nov 5th 2016, 10:52 AM

# Tragedy

Tributes to PSNI officer who died after falling from horse during hunt

“Claire was in the prime of her life,” her Superintendent said today.

12.8k

Oct 27th 2016, 1:58 PM

# the Mediterranean

29 migrants die in toxic pool of fuel and seawater off coast of Libya

The horrific discovery was made yesterday by a Doctors without Borders (MSF) rescue ship.

11.3k

Oct 26th 2016, 8:27 PM

# Dreamworld

"Everyone was screaming" - Tragedy as four die at theme park in Australia

All of the deceased were adults aged between 32 and their early 40s.

36.8k

Oct 25th 2016, 7:15 AM

# Parnell Street

Gardaí investigating incident where boy falls ill and dies in Dublin city centre

The cause of the boy’s death is still unknown.

34.7k

Oct 13th 2016, 10:06 AM

# Tragedy

Families "devastated" after two Cork men die in car crash in Canada

Raymond McCann and Cathal Murphy died on Saturday morning after a car they were travelling in crashed.

33.0k

Oct 10th 2016, 9:49 PM

# Douglas

Cork man collapses and dies while refereeing under-16s camogie match

The man has been described as a “young family man, who was always very respectful of the players” and “who always had a smile on his face”.

37.1k

Oct 1st 2016, 8:26 PM

# coroner's inquest

"Insults towards the Stardust victims" submission delivered to Attorney General

The submission details all the “errors and omissions” of both the Keane Tribunal and the Coffey Review of the 1981 fire tragedy.

8.6k

Oct 1st 2016, 5:50 AM

# Tragedy

'An extraordinarily traumatic event': Ambulance fire at Naas General may have been 'oxygen related'

One of the paramedics injured in the incident remains in hospital but he is expected to make a full recovery.

40.2k

Sep 22nd 2016, 7:15 PM

# Action on Cycling

Brother of cyclist killed in collision pays tribute to sister at Dublin protest

Today, a group of cyclists called on the Transport Minister Shane Ross to increase funding for cycling and walking.

23.5k

Sep 21st 2016, 9:09 PM

# Ballybofey

Two women die in single vehicle crash in Donegal

The incident happened today at about 4.15pm.

27.7k

Sep 21st 2016, 7:30 PM

# Limerick

"A terrible tragedy" - Community rallies around family after three-year-old girl dies in car crash

The crash took place yesterday evening on the M20 in Limerick.

34.1k

Sep 18th 2016, 2:44 PM

# Tragedy

Three-year-old girl dies in car crash in Limerick

The girl’s twin brother was also injured in the incident but his condition is described as stable.

59.2k

Sep 17th 2016, 7:41 PM

# Tragedy

Man falls to death in Stephen's Green Shopping Centre

The incident occurred at about 4.35pm today.

143k

Sep 14th 2016, 5:04 PM

# Puerto Rico

Four-year-old Irish boy drowns in Caribbean pool

Police on the island have confirmed they are treating the incident as a tragic accident.

41.2k

Aug 31st 2016, 9:05 PM

# Italy

'Don't be afraid to scream your suffering': Italy mourns victims of earthquake

Italy’s head of state earlier paid tribute to the “extraordinary effort” of more than 4,000 rescue professionals and volunteers who helped with the rescue effort.

10.5k

Aug 27th 2016, 1:01 PM

# Lloret de Mar

Irish schoolboy dies days after being saved from drowning in Spanish pool

The boy got into difficulty last week.

75.6k

Aug 24th 2016, 8:42 PM

# Syria

Omran Daqneesh's brother Ali has died in Aleppo, reports say

It’s reported he died from internal bleeding and organ damage after the 17 August bombing.

19.0k

Aug 21st 2016, 9:14 AM

# Tragedy

'A real-life superhero': Tributes flood in for five-year-old 'Batman Ben' Farrell

The five-year-old boy had been diagnosed with Wilms Tumour in December.

27.8k

Aug 18th 2016, 8:10 AM

# baby eibhlin

Couple whose daughter died from cold sore virus at 12 days old launch campaign for other parents

Baby Eibhlín was pronounced dead a week to the day after she came home from hospital.

60.3k

Aug 10th 2016, 6:17 PM

# Horrible Tragedy

Two children and their teenage babysitter drown in Colorado swimming pool

The three female minors were aged three, five and seventeen.

37.0k

Aug 9th 2016, 8:04 AM

# no survivors

Baby killed in helicopter crash in Nepal

There were five adults and one infant on board as well as the pilot. There were no survivors.

11.9k

Aug 8th 2016, 7:00 PM

# London

UK man killed after sticking head out train window as another train passed

British Transport Police said paramedics rushed to the scene but nothing could be done to save him.

34.6k

Aug 8th 2016, 7:51 AM

# Offaly

Third man found guilty of murder of pensioner Thomas Dooley

Two men were sentenced yesterday at the Criminal Courts in Dublin.

12.1k

Aug 5th 2016, 1:05 PM

# Lockhart

As many as 16 dead after Texas hot air balloon crash

Officials say there are likely no survivors.

21.1k

Jul 30th 2016, 5:36 PM

# munich

Irish teenager dies after swimming accident in Germany

Jack McHugh had been in a serious condition since a swimming accident last week.

30.2k

Jul 27th 2016, 9:19 AM

# Tragedy

Man and woman arrested over child water park death released on bail

UK media are reporting that they were arrested on suspicion of manslaughter by gross negligence.

25.3k

Jul 25th 2016, 4:14 PM

# munich

Munich killer David Sonboly had "planned his attack for a year"

The 18-year-old had been the subject of bullying at school in 2012.

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Jul 24th 2016, 3:30 PM

# Limerick

Post-mortems carried out on father and son killed in Limerick

Marco Velocci and his son Alex James died when the car they were driving collided with a truck.

48.3k

Jul 20th 2016, 9:25 PM

# Tragedy

A two-year-old boy has died after he was hit by a car in Derry

The crash happened this afternoon at about 1.15pm.

15.4k

Jul 17th 2016, 8:40 PM

# Tragedy

Woman dies after being swept in to the sea in Co Clare

The tragedy happened this morning.

41.3k

Jul 10th 2016, 2:15 PM

# Loch nan Druimnean

Two children killed as car goes into Scottish lake

Police Scotland said the incident was “tragic”.

15.2k

Jul 7th 2016, 12:49 PM

# beau solomon

Body of 19-year-old American student missing in Rome found in river

Beau Solomon was last seen by his friends in a pub on Friday.

32.5k

Jul 4th 2016, 10:03 PM