*Gardaí at the scene of the crash in September 2023. A RALLY driver has told an inquest that he could have been driving at speeds of 80mph to 100mph (129kmph to 161kmph) before braking in a bid to avoid impact in a fatal crash.
*Moy GAA representatives providing a guard of honour for Joe Vaughan. Photograph: Mrs Red Head Photography NO FOUL play has been suspected in the death of Honorary Life President of Moy GAA and retired school teacher, Joe Vaughan (75).
*Helga Himmelsbach. Photograph: John Mangan A Clare widow has told an inquest that the absence of restorative justice in the case where her late husband died as a result of a French tourist’s dangerous driving “is a lost opportunity” for all concerned.
*Hags Head. A 20-year old University of Edinburgh student slipped and fell to her death while walking at the side of a ‘huge puddle’ on a muddy part of a trail beside the cliff edge at the Cliffs of Moher in May 2024, an inquest has heard.
*The Cliffs of Moher. A 12-year old boy lost his balance after slipping in a puddle close to the edge of the Cliffs of Moher before falling over the edge to his death, an inquest has heard.
*Claire & Joe Collins. CO CLARE mother of two, Claire Collins was smothered to death with a pillow by a third party an inquest heard today.
*Bernard Kennedy died in November 2023. AN 82-year old man died of hypothermia when unable to get up from a fall outside his remote West Clare home on a Winter’s night after his 78 year old wife collapsed unconscious while trying to ring for help, an inquest has heard.
*The late Wassiou Ayawe Moran. A 19-year old promising soccer player drowned in a jet ski accident after giving his life jacket to a teenage female passenger before she got on the jet-ski.
*Joe and Claire Collins. THE families of suspected ‘murder-suicide’ couple, Joe and Claire Collins from Kilnaboy have come together to publish a notice thanking their wonderful friends and neighbours, who have been on hand with “many, many fond memories of our beloved Claire and Joe”.
*The late John Daly (RIP). A CORONER has told a grieving mother that the questions she wants answered concerning her 18 year old son’s death are not going to get answered.