Gardaí are appealing for information about a fatal road traffic collision in which a woman was killed outside the town of Bruff, Co Limerick.
The victim was named locally as Margaret Connolly Irwin (60s) from Manister, Co Limerick.
She was driving one of two vehicles involved in a collision at Uregare Cross, situated on the R512 between Bruff and Kilmallock, on Thursday, August 27th.
She was brought to University Hospital Limerick (UHL) and later transferred to Cork University Hospital where she succumbed to her injuries on Wednesday, September 9th.
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A man, in his 50s, who was driving the other car, was also brought by ambulance to UHL, for non-life threatening injuries.
The deceased had been a friend and volunteer at the Thomas Fitzgerald Heritage Centre, Bruff, which celebrates former US President John F Kennedy’s ancestral link to the town.
A tribute to her shared by the centre in a post on its Facebook page, read: “We are terribly upset to hear of the passing of our great friend, supporter and helper Margaret Irwin ... Margaret was always willing to help out at the centre whether it be for speeches, knowledge or wisdom. Very proud of her familial connections to the Fitzgerald-Kennedy family, she would rarely miss an event in the Thomas Fitzgerald Centre.
“A very popular woman, we offer our sympathies to Margaret’s beloved family and friends. May our friend Rest In Peace.”
Gardaí said investigations are ongoing. They are appealing for anyone who may have been travelling in the area around the time of the collision and who may have any information about the incident to contact them.
Gardaí can be contacted at Bruff Garda station on 061 382940, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111 or any Garda station.
