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Irish Times
18 hours ago
- Irish Times
Community ‘numb' following death of 12-year-old girl in Co Tipperary swimming accident
A local community is 'numb' following the death of a 12-year-old girl after a swimming incident in Co Tipperary on Friday afternoon. The girl, who has been named locally as Freya Tobin, was swimming at a spot along the Suir Blueway in the village of Newcastle, which is located close the border with Co Waterford The former sixth class student at the Social Mhuire Caisleán Nua National School had been swimming with a number of others when she got into difficulty at about 4.20pm. A friend raised the alarm and number of local boys dived into the water to help. The spot where the girls were swimming is known to have strong currents. READ MORE Gardaí, National Ambulance Service personnel and firefighters from Clonmel Fire Station's swift water rescue team attended the scene. Freya was transferred to Cork University Hospital by the Irish Coast Guard Air and Sea Rescue 117 helicopter after being recovered from the water at about 4.45pm. In a statement, gardaí said that they and emergency services attended an incident where 'a female child got into difficulty in the water at river Suir, Newcastle, Co Tipperary at approximately 4.20pm today.' The statement said: 'She was airlifted by Rescue 117 to Cork University Hospital in a serious condition. She has since passed away.' A file will be prepared for the Coroner's Court. 'Sometimes no words seem adequate when a tragedy like what happened in our parish in Newcastle today occurs,' said local priest Fr Michael Toomey. He said 'no words can give comfort at this time' and that his thoughts and prayers are with the girl's family who have 'suffered a terrible loss in this awful tragedy'. A prayer service will be held at Our Lady of the Assumption in Newcastle at 12pm. 'As we all come together to support one another in our grief and to offer prayers for her family, please, look out for one another in these days, and don't be afraid to look for help and support in the coming days,' Fr Toomey said. Scoil Mhuire Caisleán Nua has organised support for all students and parents. Independent TD Mattie McGrath, who is from the local area, said that 'everyone in the village is numb after what has happened. 'It's a very close knit community. Our thoughts are with the young girl's family, her mother and younger brother whom I know well.' Mr McGrath thanked all the emergency services and 'so many locals who did their best' to help save Freya and who are now 'rallying around her family.'
Irish Times
a day ago
- Irish Times
Girl (12) dies after getting into swimming difficulties in Co Tipperary
A 12-year-old girl has died after she got into swimming difficulties in Co Tipperary on Friday afternoon. The incident occurred at a local swimming spot in the village of Newcastle, located close to Ballymacarbry near the Co Waterford border, shortly after 4pm. The swimming area is along the Suir Blueway, and the girl had been swimming with a number of others when the incident occurred. Emergency services and gardaí attended the scene and the girl was transferred to Cork University Hospital (CUH) by the Irish Coast Guard Air and Sea Rescue 117 helicopter, after being recovered from the water at around 4.45pm. READ MORE It is understood that the young girl's family is from Newcastle. In a statement, An Garda Síochána said they and the emergency services attended an incident where 'a female child got into difficulty in the water at River Suir, Newcastle, Co Tipperary at approximately 4.20pm today'. The statement continued: 'She was airlifted by Rescue 117 to Cork University Hospital in a serious condition. She has since passed away.' A file will be prepared for the Coroner's Court. Garda investigations are ongoing.
BreakingNews.ie
a day ago
- Health
- BreakingNews.ie
12-year-old girl airlifted to hospital after getting into swimming difficulties in Tipperary
A 12-year-old girl has been airlifted to hospital after getting into swimming difficulties in Co Tipperary on Friday afternoon. The incident occurred at a local swimming spot shortly after 4pm in the village of Newcastle, which is located close to The Vee Pass and Ballymacarbry. Advertisement The local swimming spot is along the Suir Blueway and she had been swimming with a number of others when the incident occurred. Emergency services and gardaí rushed to the scene and the girl was transferred to Cork University Hospital (CUH) by the Irish Coast Guard Air and Sea Rescue 117 helicopter after being recovered from the water at around 4:45pm. It is understood the girl is from the village of Newcastle and her family are well-known in the area and has just completed sixth class. A local resident said: 'The young girl is very outgoing and we can only hope that she is going to be alright. Nobody here wants to believe something like this could happen'.
Irish Times
a day ago
- Business
- Irish Times
Wife of man being sued by John Magnier over Barne estate row says couple ‘steamrolled' into litigation they could not afford
The wife of a man being sued by John Magnier over the purported sale of a coveted Co Tipperary estate to him has told the High Court the bloodstock billionaire allegedly threatened any sale of Barne estate to anyone other than him, as he claims was agreed, would put the defendants in 'litigation for years' and cost 'millions'. Anna Thomson-Moore, the wife of defendant Richard Thomson-Moore, has told the High Court that the family had to take out a commercial loan in order to fight the case taken by Mr Magnier over the collapse of the alleged deal for the land. Mr Magnier wants the court to enforce a €15 million deal he claims he agreed with Mr Thomson-Moore in a handshake deal for 751 acres of the land in Co Tipperary on August 22nd, 2023, at Mr Magnier's Coolmore home. In her evidence on Friday, Ms Thomson-Moore told defence barrister Martin Hayden SC that on September 7th, 2023 – two weeks after the claimed handshake deal – Mr Magnier called to Barne with his son, JP, and met the Thomson-Moores, who told Mr Magnier they had to work through tax issues and involve the trustees of the estate to complete any deal. READ MORE Ms Thomson-Moore said at the end of that conversation their estate agent, John Stokes, who had walked out with the Magniers, returned to the house with two brown envelopes given to him by JP containing a total of €50,000 in cash about which she felt 'uncomfortable' and told Mr Stokes this. Ms Thomson-Moore told Mr Hayden the money was put in their safe at Barne and that the following morning they decided to return the money as Ms Thomson-Moore was now 'very uncomfortable' with the situation. The Magnier side has told the court the money was a token of 'appreciation' to the Thomson-Moores for letting the Magnier side on to the land before any sale was finalised. John Magnier arriving at the High Court in Dublin in May. Photograph: Collins Courts The Magnier side was ultimately gazumped by Irish-born, US-based construction magnate Maurice Regan, who offered €22.25 million and was made the preferred bidder. Mr Regan is not a party to the case. The Magnier side has sued the Barne estate, Mr Thomson-Moore and three companies of IQEQ (Jersey) Ltd group, seeking to enforce the purported deal, which they say had been 'unequivocally' agreed. The Barne defendants say there was never any such agreement, as they needed the consent of the trustees to finalise any agreement, and subsequently they preferred to sell the estate to Mr Regan. The Barne estate has been held for the benefit of Richard Thomson-Moore and others by a Jersey trust. Mr Magnier claims the deal had been agreed at the kitchen meeting and there had been no mention of it being subject to trustee approval, which he has said to the court on numerous occasions. Ms Thomson-Moore told the High Court on Friday Mr Magnier was told a number of times before the alleged deal that any agreement was subject to the consent of the trustees. Both sides entered into an exclusivity agreement from August 31st to September 30th, 2023, stipulating the estate would not permit itself or its representatives to solicit or encourage any expression of interest, inquiry or offer on the property from anyone other than Mr Magnier. During September 2023, said Ms Thomson-Moore, Mr Regan had offered around €20 million for the estate but the trustees recommended honouring the exclusivity agreement with Mr Magnier. Ms Thomson-Moore said she was 'frustrated' that the trustees were not looking at the higher offer at all. After the expiry of the exclusivity deal, she said there was a 'flurry' of calls in early October 2023, during which time Mr Stokes told the Thomson-Moores Mr Magnier had told the estate agent he would take the matter to court and 'tie this up for years and millions in litigation'. Ms Thomson-Moore said a commercial loan was taken out by the defendants under Barne Estate Ltd to provide liquidity to defend the Magnier action. 'We did not have the means to defend these proceedings without a loan. I think it is important to have access to justice and we were being steamrolled into proceedings because of a lack of cash and it would not be fair. It felt like an onslaught of proceedings that kicked off very quickly,' she told the court. Ms Thomson-Moore, a solicitor, said the stress and impact of the proceedings initiated against them had been 'enormous' and that this had become 'oppressive'. She said it also had delayed the family's plans to move to her native Australia to attend to the health needs of their son, who needs around-the-clock care. The case continues before Mr Justice Max Barrett.
Irish Times
a day ago
- General
- Irish Times
Girl (12) airlifted to hospital after getting into swimming difficulties in Co Tipperary
A 12-year-old girl was airlifted to hospital after getting into swimming difficulties in Co Tipperary on Friday afternoon. The incident occurred at a local swimming spot in the village of Newcastle, located close to Ballymacarbry on the Co Waterford border, shortly after 4pm. The swimming area is along the Suir Blueway, and the girl had been swimming with a number of others when the incident occurred. Emergency services and gardaí attended the scene and the girl was transferred to Cork University Hospital (CUH) by the Irish Coast Guard Air and Sea Rescue 117 helicopter, after being recovered from the water at around 4.45pm. READ MORE It is understood that the young girl's family is local to the area.
