August 30th 2023.
Tragic news has rocked the small town of Cashel, Ireland as the O'Reilly family has been struck with an unimaginable tragedy. Thomas O'Reilly, 45, Bridget O'Reilly, 46, and their three-year-old grandson Tom O'Reilly all died in a car crash on Tuesday evening. The child's parents, both 22 years old, were injured in the crash, with the man treated for serious injuries and the woman sustaining less serious injuries.
The crash has sent shockwaves throughout the Ireland, with locals in Cashel, a town of which the O'Reilly's are from, completely devastated. Garda Superintendent Kieran Ruane expressed his condolences to the family and friends of the O'Reilly's, and commended the response of the emergency services.
Irish Premier Leo Varadkar paid tribute to the victims of the crash, saying, "Our local community here in Cashel is shocked and deeply saddened by this tragic road traffic collision involving five members of one family, with three deceased." He went on to offer his sympathies to the family and to assure the community that local gardai are here to support them.
Mags Casey of the Tipperary Rural Travellers Project, who has known the family for 23 years, described the shock and numbness of the Travelling community all over Ireland. The crash came days after a separate road collision in Clonmel, Co Tipperary, that claimed the lives of four young people who were on their way to celebrate their Leaving Cert exam results.
At the scene of the crash in Cashel, a teddy bear and flowers have been left in remembrance. An incident room has been established at Cahir Garda Station and a senior investigating officer has been appointed to lead the investigation. Local councillor Declan Burgess thanked the first responders and local residents who were first on the scene, and expressed his sympathies to the family and the community. Local councillor Roger Kennedy described the tragedy as a 'terribly sad situation'.
Gardaí are appealing for any witnesses to the collision to contact the investigation team, as well as any road users who may have camera or dash-cam footage and were travelling in the Windmill Knockbulloge area near Cashel between 8.30pm and 9.15pm on Tuesday. Our thoughts and prayers are with the O'Reilly family and the entire community of Cashel as they come to terms with the tragedy.
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