Thursday 5 November 2026Compiled from published reports. Every claim links to its source.

Ireland Crime

Every case followed from the first report to the sentence, or to where the reporting stopped.

Named in reporting

Helen Valks

Born between June 1951 and June 1952, from the ages reported. 1 report across 1 case, 3 Jun 2025 to 3 Jun 2025

Victim: Helen Valks, Canadian woman, 73Helen Valks

Key facts

from every report naming them
Named as
Victim
Born
Between June 1951 and June 1952, from the ages reported
Nationality
Canadian, as stated in a report
Offences
Road traffic accident causing death
Where
Co. Clare
Reporting
1 report, 3 Jun 2025 to 3 Jun 2025
Outlets
corkbeo.ie

Cases

latest first
  • Under investigation: cyclist killed in tractor crash near Tulla, Co Clare Road traffic accident causing death · Co. Clare

    A 73-year-old Canadian woman, Helen Valks, was killed when a tractor struck her bicycle on the L3180 at Toonagh, Tulla, Co Clare, at approximately 12:45pm on Saturday, 24 May 2025. She was cycling across Ireland with her husband, Henry 'Henk' Valks, 77, as part of a cycling group. She was pronounced dead at the scene and her body was removed to University Hospital Limerick for a post-mortem examination. Gardaí closed the road for a technical examination by Forensic Collision Investigators and are appealing for dash-cam footage from road users between 12 noon and 1 pm. No other injuries were reported.

    Reported, 24 May 2025Victim · 1 report

Timeline

every report naming Helen Valks, newest first

Each entry shows how that report described them.

  1. 3 Jun2025
    Reportedcorkbeo.ie, in Under investigation: cyclist killed in tractor crash near Tulla, Co Clare
    Son of tourist killed in Clare crash touched by kindness shown to his family
    victim, Helen Valks, 73, female, Canadian, non-irishHelen Valks

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