Man killed in car crash named

A man from Co Cork, who was fatally injured in a traffic accident near Kanturk at the weekend has been named as Mr James Deely…

A man from Co Cork, who was fatally injured in a traffic accident near Kanturk at the weekend has been named as Mr James Deely (30), from Rockchapel, Co Cork.

He was involved in a two-car collision on the Mallow/Kanturk road. Two women in the other car were slightly injured in the accident, which occurred after midnight on Saturday. Mr Deely was pronounced dead at Mallow General Hospital.

A young man died in the early hours of yesterday morning when he was struck by a car while walking home.

Mr Brendan Stone (18), of Ballyragget, Co Kilkenny, was walking near Ballinaslee, Co Kilkenny, when the accident happened at about 4.30 a.m.

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