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

Seán Tangney

Born between January 1953 and January 1954, from the ages reported. 1 report across 1 case, 23 Jan 2025 to 23 Jan 2025

Suspect: Seán Tangney, Irish man, 71 (judged from name)Seán Tangney

Key facts

from every report naming them
Named as
Accused
Born
Between January 1953 and January 1954, from the ages reported
Offences
Careless driving causing death
Where
Co. Kerry
Reporting
1 report, 23 Jan 2025 to 23 Jan 2025
Outlets
rte.ie

Cases

latest first
  • Family awarded €850,000 in Kerry careless driving death case Careless driving causing death · Co. Kerry

    Joanne Davies, 50, was struck by a Healy Rae plant hire truck while walking across a zebra crossing at Ardnannweely, Killarney, on 17 July 2020. The driver, Seán Tangney, 71, was acquitted of careless driving causing her death at Tralee Circuit Criminal Court in June 2024. Healy Rae Plant Hire accepted liability in seven High Court cases brought by her children. In January 2025, the High Court in Cork awarded the family €850,000 in damages.

    No stage yetAccused · 1 report

Timeline

every report naming Seán Tangney, newest first

Each entry shows how that report described them.

  1. 23 Jan2025
    Otherrte.ie, in Family awarded €850,000 in Kerry careless driving death case
    Family awarded €850k after woman killed by truck in Kerry
    accused, Seán Tangney, 71, male, named, irish (judged from name)Seán Tangney

Matched on the name as printed, ignoring quoted nicknames, and split by the ages reported. Two people who share a name and age would appear together here.