Three killed on roads in weekend of carnage
On Saturday, father-of-one and award-winning photojournalist Michael 'Mick' O'Neill, died when the motorcycle he was driving was involved in a collision with a tractor/trailer at 10.50am along the Old Airport Road, known as Collistown Lane, in Co. Dublin.
The 62-year-old was rushed to the Mater Hospital where he was pronounced dead. No one else was injured in the collision Mr O'Neill is survived by his wife Lorraine, son Karl and grandchildren Mya and Kai, as well as a wide circle of family members and friends. The Mater Hospital. Pic: KarlM Photography/Shutterstock
Neil Leslie, editor of the Irish Daily Star and Irish Daily Mirror, said all of Mr O'Neill's colleagues at the two papers he worked as a photographer for, and also the wider group of Reach Ireland, are devastated at his untimely loss.
Mr Leslie said: 'On behalf of Reach, I would like to extend our deepest sympathies and offer our support to his family and all his many friends and colleagues. 'Mick was a truly outstanding journalist and photographer. Pic: Damien Storan/Shutterstock
Moreover, he was a great friend and a wise mentor to the other journalists who worked alongside him over many years.' Mr O'Neill had worked for the Irish Daily Star for 25 years.
Also, on Friday, a pedestrian in his 30s died after he was struck by a truck on Ballyboden Way, Dublin 16, at around 8.30am. He was pronounced deceased at the scene. No one else was injured in the incident.
On the same day, father-of-four Michael O'Sullivan, 55, from Cullencastle, Tramore, Co. Waterford, died at University Hospital Waterford as a result of injuries he sustained when the motorbike he was travelling on collided with a jeep last Wednesday. Road closed by Gardai. Pic: Shutterstock
The collision occurred at 7.35pm in the Cullencastle area of Tramore. Mr O'Sullivan is survived by his wife Lillian, son Nicholas and daughters Fiona, Heather and Rebecca.
A 67-year-old man has been remanded on bail charged with alleged dangerous driving causing death in relation to last Wednesday's crash. John Fitzgibbon, with an address in New York City, appeared before a special sitting of Waterford District Court on Friday night. Judge John Cheatle set bail at €10,000 cash to be presented to the court tomorrow.
Bail was granted on the guarantee that Mr Fitzgibbon's Irish and American passports be handed into the court. Mr Fitzgibbon was also ordered to reside in Co. Waterford until the conclusion of court proceedings. Tallaght University Hospital. Sasko Lazarov / RollingNews.ie
Elsewhere, a man in his 20s was seriously injured in a collision involving the electric motorbike he was driving and a car in Tallaght, Dublin. The collision took place at Brookfield Road at around 8.15pm last Friday.
He was taken to Tallaght University Hospital and subsequently transferred to Beaumont Hospital, where his condition is described as critical. Meanwhile, in Co. Armagh, a man is in a critical condition following an incident involving a vehicle on Saturday.
Inspector Cherith Adair said of incident on the Coolmillish Road, Markethil: 'A male passenger sustained serious injuries following an incident involving a vehicle shortly after 4.30pm.' Inspector Adair said one man had been cautioned. news@daily
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