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Sunday World
a day ago
- General
- Sunday World
Irishwoman who died during Edinburgh Half Marathon was a 'bright light', funeral told
'HAPPY MEMORIES' | "I would just like to say to friends and family that whenever you see a rainbow, think of Olivia because she will be flying high.' Mourners gathered at SS Peter and Paul Cathedral in Ennis this morning heard the lasting impact the young nurse had on the lives of those who knew her, leaving all those who met her 'the better for it'. Her family were described as 'the treasures of Olivia's life' during her funeral mass this morning. Ms Tuohy worked as a nurse in the vascular ward of the Royal Infirmary in Edinburgh, having studied at Queen Margaret University. "Olivia had a short and beautiful life. If I were to tell you all the stories we know about Olivia and those we probably didn't know, it would be like Tom Cruise, it would be Mission Impossible ,' her father, Kieran, said. He told how he was tasked with teaching his daughter how to drive, with the first lesson featuring door slamming, strong words, apologies and a hug and kiss to say that 'tomorrow, there will be no shouting'. "And that's what happened, Olivia passed first go.' Olivia Tuohy, 25. Image: He thanked all those who gathered to pay tribute to his daughter, adding: 'To Olivia and her brother, Stephen, we love you so, so much. Thank you to everybody.' Ms Tuohy's mother, Liz, thanked the medical professionals and fellow runners who helped her daughter on the day of her run in Edinburgh and all those who have supported them in the time since, including the Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust. "We would not be standing here today without the unwavering love and support from both our families and friends. Your warm words and acts of kindness have given us great support and comfort. For that, we will always, always be truly and deeply grateful,' she said. "When we were travelling up to Dublin to go to Edinburgh, we were near the airport and the next thing, my sister said, 'Oh my God, look at the rainbow.' And there is this big, massive double rainbow, [biggest] that I have ever seen – the widest, biggest. I just remember saying, 'Fly high, baby girl.'' She added: "I would just like to say to friends and family that whenever you see a rainbow, think of Olivia because she will be flying high.' Her brother, Stephen, told mourners how his sister had their dad 'wrapped around her finger' as he recalled a night-out in Vancouver with his family, adding: "One thing I've learned from this is that whenever you're out, even if it's just with your friends and family, if it's just even out for a walk, just take a photo, because you might not have the person sitting beside you right now forever, but you'll have a memory, or you'll have a photo, which is a memory, forever.' Olivia Tuohy was laid to rest in Co Clare today. Photo: News in 90 Seconds - 7th June Her boyfriend Michael, said Ms Tuohy knew that one of his favourite activities was 'talking about you in front of the people we know' as he described her as a 'kind, beautiful, gorgeous soul'. He thanked her for the love she brought into his life, adding: 'We shared something that has been so hard to describe to people because it was so natural and we packed so much in the time we had together, the term I've used is that we left nothing unsaid – and that is true.' He told those gathered that some may have heard him 'sing or shout this at Olivia' as he quoted song lyrics, saying: 'Now, forever and always: 'Girl, you're my angel, you're my darling angel.'' Mourners heard how their memories of Ms Tuohy are filled with her "kindness, fun, laughter and her determined strength' as a number of symbols of her life were brought to the altar. A football and a hurley represented her love of sport and served as a reminder to those gathered to 'play hard, love fiercely and embrace every moment'. Her nursing uniform, badge and a memory book compiled by her colleagues in the Royal Infirmary were brought to the altar along with a shopping bag to mark her many shopping trips with friends and an Aperol Spritz glass with her name on it to show how Ms Tuohy loved 'having fun, creating time to laugh and being surrounded by friends and family'. Her family were described as 'the treasures of Olivia's life', with a collection of family photos symbolising their importance to her. Read more Mourners heard how the reality that Ms Tuohy was "a positive presence for so many people' that she met throughout her life, having a "profound and lasting impact on so, so many people'. "It feels as though a bright light has been extinguished and yet, that is the reality we face today.' Those gathered heard how all those who met Ms Tuohy were 'the better for it' and she left an 'indelible impression'. Ms Tuohy, who was described as 'a natural carer', used her talents in sport and in caring for others to help and support those around her, leaving a legacy of 'love, care, friendship and so many happy memories'. Tributes have been paid to Olivia as 'a bright and beautiful spirit' whose 'bubbly personality and kind heart will be deeply missed by all who knew her' since her death on May 25. 'Olivia is survived by her heart broken parents Kieran and Liz and her brother Stephen and his partner Laura, her loving partner Michael and his parents Maria-Elena and Steven, aunts, uncles, cousins, neighbours and her friends both in Ireland and Edinburgh,' her death notice reads.
Irish Independent
a day ago
- General
- Irish Independent
‘Whenever you see a rainbow, think of Olivia' – Tributes paid to ‘bright light' Olivia Tuohy (25) who died during Edinburgh Half Marathon
Mourners gathered at SS Peter and Paul Cathedral in Ennis this morning heard the lasting impact the young nurse had on the lives of those who knew her, leaving all those who met her 'the better for it'. Her family were described as 'the treasures of Olivia's life' during her funeral mass this morning. Ms Tuohy worked as a nurse in the vascular ward of the Royal Infirmary in Edinburgh, having studied at Queen Margaret University. "Olivia had a short and beautiful life. If I were to tell you all the stories we know about Olivia and those we probably didn't know, it would be like Tom Cruise, it would be Mission Impossible,' her father, Kieran, said. He told how he was tasked with teaching his daughter how to drive, with the first lesson featuring door slamming, strong words, apologies and a hug and kiss to say that 'tomorrow, there will be no shouting'. "And that's what happened, Olivia passed first go.' He thanked all those who gathered to pay tribute to his daughter, adding: 'To Olivia and her brother, Stephen, we love you so, so much. Thank you to everybody.' Ms Tuohy's mother, Liz, thanked the medical professional and fellow runners who helped her daughter on the day of her run in Edinburgh and all those who have supported them in the time since, including the Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust. "We would not be standing here today without the unwavering love and support from both our families and friends. Your warm words and acts of kindness have given us great support and comfort. For that, we will always, always be truly and deeply grateful,' she said. "When we were travelling up to Dublin to go to Edinburgh, we were near the airport and the next thing, my sister said, 'Oh my God, look at the rainbow.' And there is this big, massive double rainbow, [biggest] that I have ever seen – the widest, biggest. I just remember saying, 'Fly high, baby girl.'' She added: "I would just like to say to friends and family that whenever you see a rainbow, think of Olivia because she will be flying high.' Her brother, Stephen, told mourners how his sister had their dad 'wrapped around her finger' as he recalled a night-out in Vancouver with his family, adding: "One thing I've learned from this is that whenever you're out, even if it's just with your friends and family, even take a photo, because you might not have the person sitting beside you right now forever, but you'll have a memory, or you'll have a photo, which is a memory, forever.' Her boyfriend Michael, said Ms Tuohy knew that one of his favourite activities was 'talking about you in front of the people we know' as he described her as a 'kind, beautiful, gorgeous soul'. He thanked her for the love she brought into his life, adding: 'We shared something that has been so hard to describe to people because it was so natural and we packed so much in the time we had together, the term I've used is that we left nothing unsaid – and that is true.' He told those gathered that some may have heard him 'sing or shout this at Olivia' as he quoted song lyrics, saying: 'Now, forever and always: 'Girl, you're my angel, you're my darling angel.'' Mourners heard how their memories of Ms Tuohy are filled with her "kindness, fun, laughter and her determined strength' as a number of symbols of her life were brought to the altar. A football and a hurley represented her love of sport and served as a reminder to those gathered to 'play hard, love fiercely and embrace every moment'. Her nursing uniform, badge and a memory book compiled by her colleagues in the Royal Infirmary were brought to the altar along with a shopping bag to mark her many shopping trips with friends and an Aperol Spritz glass with her name on it to show how Ms Tuohy loved 'having fun, creating time to laugh and being surrounded by friends and family'. Her family were described as 'the treasures of Olivia's life', with a collection of family photos symbolising their importance to her. Mourners heard how the reality that Ms Tuohy was "a positive presence for so many people' that she met throughout her life, having a "profound and lasting impact on so, so many people'. "It feels as though a bright light has been extinguished and yet, that is the reality we face today.' Those gathered heard how all those who met Ms Tuohy were 'the better for it' and she left an 'indelible impression'. Ms Tuohy, who was described as 'a natural carer', used her talents in sport and in caring for others to help and support those around her, leaving a legacy of 'love, care, friendship and so many happy memories'. Tributes have been paid to Olivia as 'a bright and beautiful spirit' whose 'bubbly personality and kind heart will be deeply missed by all who knew her' since her death on May 25. 'Olivia is survived by her heart broken parents Kieran and Liz and her brother Stephen and his partner Laura, her loving partner Michael and his parents Maria-Elena and Steven, aunts, uncles, cousins, neighbours and her friends both in Ireland and Edinburgh,' her death notice reads.
Irish Examiner
14-05-2025
- Irish Examiner
Born-again Christian jailed for 'outrageous' machete attack
A judge has jailed a teenage born-again Christian for 14 months for an "outrageous" broad daylight machete attack on a busy street in Ennis, Co Clare, that left his victim requiring 40 stitches to a facial wound. At Ennis Circuit Court, Judge Francis Comerford imposed a 32-month prison term and suspended the final 18 months on Trevor Quinn, aged 18, after Quinn pleaded guilty to the assault causing harm of Shane Tuohy on Ennis's Cornmarket St at 3.30pm on November 20, 2024. Judge Comerford said that Quinn, of Hermitage, Ennis, had inflicted a "very serious wound with a machete' around the ear of Mr Tuohy and had left his victim "with a disfiguring scar". Judge Comerford said that it was a high-end assault causing harm case but that he was suspending the final 18 months due to the early guilty plea and Quinn's young age. Judge Comerford backdated the prison term to last November when Quinn went into custody. Counsel for Quinn, Patrick Whyms, said that it was fortunate that more serious injuries were not inflicted. A medical report found that Mr Tuohy's artery was exposed but not cut from the machete assault. '3mm from death' When viewing a photo of the injuries at an earlier sitting of Ennis District Court, Judge Alec Gabbett remarked that Mr Tuohy "was 3mm from death". At the sentencing hearing, CCTV footage and mobile phone footage was played of the machete attack. In evidence, Garda Alison White said that Quinn could be seen walking from the Cornmarket St area towards Parnell St. Garda White said that Quinn was coming up against three males and during a brief interaction, one of the three put a hand on Quinn "and he pulled out a machete". Garda White said that there was some kind of exchange and Quinn attempted to strike one male and then struck Mr Tuohy. Garda White said that Quinn struck Mr Tuohy 'across the ear and Mr Tuohy dropped immediately to the ground'. He walked on but was arrested by gardaí. Garda White said Mr Tuohy did not make a statement to gardaí and also did not provide a victim impact statement for the court. Quinn has no previous convictions. Mr Whyms said that Quinn instructed him to apologise 'and accepts that his behaviour was outrageous'. He said that Quinn is a born-again Christian and this can be seen in some of his remarks at Garda interview. Mr Whyms said that a couple of years before last November's assault, Quinn was himself the victim of a serious assault and is deaf in one ear as a result. The solicitor said that Quinn has suffered paranoid behaviour since the assault perpetrated on him more than two years ago. Quinn bought the machete online and accepts that he did overreact on the day last November and has learned his lesson.
Sunday World
14-05-2025
- Sunday World
Irish teen ‘born again Christian' jailed over ‘outrageous' machete attack
Judge Comerford said that Trevor Quinn of Hermitage, Ennis had inflicted a "very serious wound with a machete' around the ear of Mr Tuohy and had left his victim "with a disfiguring scar". A judge has jailed a teenage 'born again Christian' for 14 months for an 'outrageous' broad daylight machete attack on a busy Ennis street that left his victim requiring 40 stitches to a facial wound. At Ennis Circuit Court, Judge Francis Comerford imposed a 32-month prison term and suspended the final 18 months on Trevor Quinn (18) after Mr Quinn pleaded guilty to the assault causing harm of Shane Tuohy on Ennis's Cornmarket Street at 3.30 pm on November 20th last. Judge Comerford said that Mr Quinn of Hermitage, Ennis had inflicted a "very serious wound with a machete' around the ear of Mr Tuohy and had left his victim "with a disfiguring scar". The judge said that it was a high end assault causing harm case but that he was suspending the final 18 months due to the early guilty plea and Mr Quinn's young age. Judge Comerford backdated the prison term to last November 20th when Mr Quinn went into custody. Trevor Quinn at Ennis Court News in 90 Seconds - May 14th Counsel for Mr Quinn, Patrick Whyms BL (instructed by solicitor, Daragh Hassett) said that it was fortunate that more serious injuries were not inflicted. A medical report found that Mr Tuohy's artery was exposed but not cut from the machete assault. When viewing a photo of the injuries at an earlier sitting of Ennis District Court, Judge Alec Gabbett remarked that Mr Tuohy "was 3mm from death". At the sentencing hearing at the circuit court, CCTV footage and mobile phone footage was played of the machete attack on the busy street. In evidence, Garda Alison White said that Mr Quinn could be seen walking from Cornmarket Street Area towards Parnell Street where he is walking alone with his concealed machete. Garda White said that Mr Quinn was coming up against three males and during a brief interaction, one of the three put a hand on Mr Quinn "and he pulled out a machete'. He said that there was some kind of exchange and Mr Quinn attempted to strike one male and then struck Mr Tuohy. The Garda added said that Mr Quinn struck Mr Tuohy 'across the ear and Mr Tuohy dropped immediately to the ground' Garda White said that Mr Quinn then walks on but he was soon arrested by Gardai who attended the scene and he said that Shane Tuohy didn't make a statement to Gardai and also did not provide a victim impact statement for the court. Mr Quinn has no previous convictions and only turned 18 last September. Mr Whyms said that Mr Quinn has instructed him to apologise 'and accepts that his behaviour was outrageous'. Mr Whyms said that Mr Quinn is a Born Again Christian and this can be seen in some of his remarks at Garda interview. He added that a couple of years before last November's assault Mr Quinn was himself the victim of a serious assault and is deaf in one ear as a result. Hesaid that Mr Quinn has suffered paranoid behaviour since the assault perpetrated on him more than two years ago and said that Mr Quinn bought the machete online and accepts that he did over-react on the day last November. Mr Whyms said that Mr Quinn was born in Dublin and moved to Clare at the age of six. Mr Whyms said that Mr Quinn has learned his lesson.
