Ireland Named in reporting
Dympna
1 report across 1 case, 12 May 2026 to 12 May 2026
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Victim
- Offences
- Dangerous driving causing death, Driving under the influence
- Where
- Co. Clare
- Reporting
- 1 report, 12 May 2026 to 12 May 2026
- Outlets
- irishtimes.com
Cases
latest first- Kilkee woman sentenced for dangerous driving causing death Dangerous driving causing death · Co. Clare
On 16 August 2023, Saoirse Lillis McMahon, a 33-year-old woman from Kilkee, Co Clare, struck and killed 70-year-old cyclist Michael Lorigan on the N67 at Baunmore, Kilkee, while driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs including cocaine. She was charged in July 2025 with dangerous driving causing death and driving under the influence, and pleaded guilty to that charge at Ennis Circuit Court in December 2025. In February 2026 she entered further guilty pleas to drink driving, driving under the influence, driving without insurance, and driving a defective vehicle. In May 2026, Judge Francis Comerford sentenced her to five years in prison with the final six months suspended and imposed a seven-year driving ban.
Sentenced, 1 May 2026Victim · 1 report
Timeline
every report naming Dympna, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 12 May2026Drunk driver who killed cyclist while her two children were in car jailed for four yearsvictim, Dympna, female, irish (judged from name)Dympna
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