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BreakingNews.ie
25-04-2025
- BreakingNews.ie
Tributes paid to teenager (18) who died in Tipperary collision
Tributes are being paid to a Leaving Cert student who died after the car she was driving hit a wall and entered a river in Co Tipperary on Thursday night. The incident happened sometime between 10 pm and midnight at Kilaldry Bridge in the townland of Kilmoyler, Co Tipperary. Advertisement The victim has been named locally as 18-year-old Bronagh English. Gardaí along with a sub-aqua team and Tipperary Fire and Rescue, were alerted after the student failed to return to her home in Clonmel. It is understood the car hit a low wall and was flipped into the Aherlow river. The Ford Fiesta was discovered in the river in the early hours of the morning. A Garda sub aqua team located the 18-year-old, and her body was recovered from the river at about 5 am. Advertisement She was pronounced dead at the scene, and her body was taken to Tipperary University Hospital (TUH) where a postmortem will be carried out. Cathaoirleach of Tipperary County Council Fine Gael councillor Declan Burgess said the fatal crash was 'incredibly sad news'. 'The locality is stunned at the news. Our thoughts and sympathies are with the girl's family as she passed away so tragically. The emergency services have also to be thanked for their help.' Clonmel-based Fine Gael councillor John Fitzgerald added that he knows the student's family 'well' and that the young girl was a 'beautiful and highly respected person' from the area. Ireland Woman (50s) dies after two-vehicle collision in Co... Read More While non-party councillor John Heney, who is from the Cahir area offered his deepest sympathies to the teenager's family and said: 'The shocking news has very much affected the entire community as she was so young and had her whole life ahead of her.' The L3101 from the Lady Gregory Pub on the N24 Cahir – Bansha Road to Kilmoyler was closed for several hours to allow for a technical examination by gardaí. Gardaí are appealing for any witnesses close to the area to contact them at Cahir Garda station on 052-7445630.
BreakingNews.ie
25-04-2025
- BreakingNews.ie
Teenage girl (18) dies after car enters river in Co Tipperary
A female adult teenager has died after the car she was driving hit a wall and entered a river in a freak accident in Co Tipperary on Thursday night. The incident happened after 10pm in the townland of Kilmoyler, Co Tipperary. Advertisement Gardaí, along with their sub-aqua team and Tipperary Fire and Rescue, were alerted after the Leaving Cert student failed to return to her home in Clonmel. It is understood the car hit a low wall and flipped upside down into the swollen water of the Aherlow river. Her Ford Fiesta car was discovered in the Aherlow river. In valiant efforts to find the girl, the sub aqua team located the 18-year-old and her body was recovered from the river at 4.45 am. She was pronounced dead at the scene, and her body was taken to Tipperary University Hospital (TUH), where a post-mortem will be carried out in due course. Advertisement The alarm was raised by the teenager's family when she failed to return home from a Leaving Cert study group she was attending in her boyfriend's home. Members of the study group were tracking her journey on an app and located where her car had stopped travelling. The L3101 road is currently closed, and local diversions are in place to allow for a technical examination by gardaí. Gardaí are appealing for any witnesses close to the area, who were travelling on the L3101 or in the Kilmoyler area between 10pm and midnight last night, to contact them at Cahir Garda Station on 052-7445630.
Irish Times
25-04-2025
- Irish Times
Leaving Cert student (18) dies after car enters river in Co Tipperary
A Leaving Cert student (18) has died after the car she was driving hit a wall and entered a river in Co Tipperary this morning. The incident happened shortly after midnight in the townland of Kilmoyler, Co Tipperary. Gardaí along with a sub-aqua team and Tipperary Fire and Rescue were alerted after the student failed to return to her home in Clonmel. It is understood the car hit a low wall and was flipped into the Aherlow river. READ MORE The Ford Fiesta was discovered in the river in the early hours of the morning. A garda sub aqua team located the 18 year old and her body was recovered from the river at 4.45am. She was pronounced dead at the scene and her body was taken to Tipperary University Hospital (TUH) where a postmortem will be carried out. The alarm was raised by the teenager's family when she failed to return home from a Leaving Cert study group in her boyfriend's home. Members of the study group were able to track her journey on an app and located where her car had stopped travelling. The road from the Lady Gregory Pub on the N24 Cahir – Bansha Road to Kilmoyler remains closed to allow for a technical examination by gardaí. Gardaí are appealing for any witnesses close to the area to contact them at Cahir Garda station on 052-7445630.
