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The 2-year-old boy who died after a hit-and-run incident in Limerick has been named locally as Peter Mulcaire.
The 2-year-old boy who died after a hit-and-run incident in Limerick has been named locally as Peter Mulcaire. Gardaí responded to a collision involving a jeep and a pedestrian shortly after 3.50pm yesterday afternoon, September 6, on Abbey Court, Rathkeale.
Prayers will be offered for the child at Sunday Masses across St Mary’s Parish in Rathkeale and throughout the Diocese of Limerick this morning. Additionally, a family fun day set to take place in the locality today has been cancelled as a mark of respect. The organisers wrote on social media:"Due to very tragic circumstances in Rathkeale today and out of respect we are cancelling our funday in the Abbey grounds tomorrow, apologies to everyone concerned.
" The vehicle involved in the collision failed to remain at the scene and a male driver of the vehicle, 30s, was arrested at a different location by Gardaí on suspicion of driving under the influence of an intoxicant. He was taken to a Limerick Garda Station to provide a blood/urine evidential sample and has been released pending analysis of the sample.
Gardaí are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed the collision to come forward, including road users who were travelling in the vicinity between 3.20pm and 4.00pm on Saturday and may have camera footage. Anyone with information is asked to contact Newcastle West Garda Station on 20650, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda station.
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Shortly after 8.45pm on Thursday , Gardaí A second vehicle involved in the incident failed to remain at the scene. A teenager has died after an e-bike crash on the Clare-Limerick border on Friday night . Shortly after 11pm, emergency services alerted Gardaí after an e-bike rider, a male in his mid-teens, was found unresponsive by the roadside on the L3050 Shocking news.
A 12-year-old boy has died after a crash involving a car and a train in Co Mayo. Shortly after 8:45pm on Thursday , Gardaí and emergency services responded to reports of the collision at a level crossing in Kiltybo near Ballyhaunis. The 12-year-old boy was a passenger in the car. He was
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