A motorcyclist who took part in a St Patrick’s Day parade died when his bike went out of control while he was travelling to another parade on Saturday.
He was named yesterday as John Lynagh (32), an unemployed plasterer, of Culleens, Co Sligo.
The single man was with a group of bikers in the Enniscrone St Patrick’s Day parade on Saturday and was on his way to join another one in Dromore West when he crashed in Easkey.
Gardaí said there was no other vehicle involved.
In Co Kilkenny, Fr Edward Murphy (59), who was based at Cambridge in England, was killed when his car collided with a tractor and trailer last Friday.
The incident took place on the M9 motorway at about 3.30pm. Fr Murphy was the driver and only occupant of the car. He was removed to Waterford Regional Hospital where a postmortem examination was to be carried out.