*Mary Fehily.
CLARE TD Cathal Crowe’s (FF) mother in law died while purchasing a lotto ticket in Charleville.
Mary Fehily (72) suffered fatal injuries when she was struck by a car near the main street of Charleville in Cork shortly after 2pm on Saturday. She was standing alongside a man in his sixties and was purchasing a lotto ticket to support the local GAA club when she was a hit by a car which mounted the kerb.
A second pedestrian, a man aged in his sixties and a club official suffered serious injuries.
Deputy Crowe confirmed that he would be temporarily standing down his canvass for the General Election.
In a statement online, the Meelick native said, “I struck gold when I married into Maeve’s amazing family. The fabulous lynchpin of that family was Mary Fehilly. We are absolutely heartbroken to have tragically lost Mary this weekend. She was the most wonderful mother to Maeve and her siblings and an adoring wife to George”.
He said, “As we try to get to terms with Mary’s loss I will be temporarily standing-down my canvassing for the upcoming General Election. My office team will continue to handle queries and representations that come our way but I ask for the forbearance of the public as I take a few days out of the political ‘fast lane’ to prioritise, over all else, Maeve, Sam, Charlie, Eve and the Fehilly family. Family must come first. Mary, there will not be the likes of you again. Sleep gently with the angels”.
Gardaí are investigating the circumstances of the tragedy when it appears a car mounted a footpath and collided with the man and woman who were standing talking outside the shop.
Superintendent Gary McPolin urged anyone who witnessed the tragedy to contact Gardaí. “This was a very sad and tragic accident and unfortunately a local woman has died and another man was seriously injured,” he said.
“We offer condolences to the family of the woman who died, who was well-known and liked locally, and we would like to wish a speedy recovery to the man who suffered serious injuries in what can only be described as a freak accident. I am appealing for those who witnessed the accident and motorists who saw the incident and those who have mobile phone and dash-cam footage to contact us at Mallow Garda Station. Anyone with information is asked to contact Mallow Garda Station at 022 31450, the Garda Confidential Line at 1800 666 111, or any local Garda station”.
