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Gardaí are appealing for witnesses following two separate fatal road crashes in county Tipperary over the weekend.
Both incidents occurred in the early hours of Sunday, 9 November 2025, leaving a man in his 40s and a woman, Carmel Hackett, in her 80s dead.
The first collision happened on the R445 at Birdhill. The car’s sole occupant, a man in his 40s, was pronounced dead at the scene. His body was taken to University Hospital Limerick, where a post-mortem examination will take place. The road has since reopened.
A second single-vehicle collision occurred in Toomevara, near Nenagh, sometime between midnight and 2.20am on Sunday. The sole occupant of that car, Carmel Hackett, was pronounced dead at the scene. Her body was removed to University Hospital Limerick for a post-mortem examination.
Gardaí are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed either collision, or who has dash-cam footage, to come forward.
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In particular, investigators are asking road users who travelled on the R445 at Birdhill between 10pm on Saturday, 8 November, and 8am on Sunday, 9 November, to provide any relevant footage. They are also appealing to anyone who was driving in the Toomevara area between midnight and 2.30am to contact them.
TD Ryan O’Meara offered his condolences, saying:
“My sincere condolences go out to the families and communities bereaved over the weekend in the two separate road traffic accidents in Toomevara and Birdhill.
I am personally aware of the impact that is being felt in Toomevara and Birdhill at such sad and sudden news.
I know that the people of Toomevara and Birdhill will rally together as communities in the coming days as we come to terms with these heartbreaking losses.”
Anyone with information is asked to contact Nenagh Garda Station on 067 50450, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda station.
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