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

Ken Smyth

Born between October 1972 and October 1973, from the ages reported. 2 reports across 1 case, 18 Oct 2021 to 18 Oct 2021

Victim: Ken Smyth, Irish man, 48 (judged from name)Ken Smyth

Key facts

from every report naming them
Named as
Victim
Born
Between October 1972 and October 1973, from the ages reported
Offences
Road traffic accident (fatal)
Where
Co. Clare
Reporting
2 reports, 18 Oct 2021 to 18 Oct 2021
Outlets
clareecho.ie, limerickleader.ie

Photographs

as published, with the outlet's credit
The late Ken Smyth
The late Ken Smyth
Photocredit not given by the outletvia limerickleader.ie, 18 Oct 2021

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Cases

latest first
  • Gardaí appeal for witnesses in fatal Bunratty road traffic accident Road traffic accident (fatal) · Co. Clare

    Ken Smyth, a 48-year-old man from Deegerty, Askeaton, was pronounced dead at the scene after a single-vehicle road traffic accident on the N18 near Bunratty, County Clare, at approximately 2:10pm on Friday 15 October 2021. His jeep, towing a trailer containing cattle, swerved and flipped over while travelling towards Limerick. His body was removed to University Hospital Limerick where a post-mortem is to take place. Garda Forensic Collision Investigators are conducting a technical examination, and Gardaí have issued a renewed appeal for witnesses and camera footage.

    Reported, 15 Oct 2021Victim · 2 reports

Timeline

every report naming Ken Smyth, newest first

Each entry shows how that report described them.

  1. 18 Oct2021
    Reportedclareecho.ie, in Gardaí appeal for witnesses in fatal Bunratty road traffic accident
    Gardaí appealing for further information into Bunratty fatal crash - Clare Echo
    victim, Ken Smyth, 48, male, irish (judged from name)Ken Smyth
  2. 18 Oct2021
    Reportedlimerickleader.ie, in Gardaí appeal for witnesses in fatal Bunratty road traffic accident
    Funeral arrangements announced for Limerick man killed in Bunratty road collision
    victim, Ken Smyth, 40s, male, irish (judged from name)Ken Smyth

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