A west Mayo village is in mourning following the road death of community activist Michael Joe Gavin (52) early yesterday morning.
A single man from Murrisk, he was killed instantly when thrown from a van which crashed at Kilsallagh, outside Louisburgh. Gardaí are asking for witnesses to contact them at 098-25555. The first road fatalities of 2012 occurred in Co Cavan and Co Wexford on New Year’s Day. A local man, Gary Morgan (22), died when his car hit a wall on the carriageway of the N3 near Virginia at about 2am. A woman in her late 60s died in Co Wexford at Haggard near New Ross, at about 1.30pm on January 1st when the car she was driving hit a ditch.