Ireland Named in reporting
Sheila Creedon
Born 1933-1943, from the ages reported. 3 reports across 1 case, 7 Jan 2023 to 5 Jun 2025
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Victim
- Born
- 1933-1943, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Careless driving causing death
- Where
- Co. Galway
- Reporting
- 3 reports, 7 Jan 2023 to 5 Jun 2025
- Outlets
- rte.ie, galwaybeo.ie
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Cases
latest first- Man pleads guilty to careless driving causing death in Oranmore Careless driving causing death · Co. Galway
Sheila Creedon, a woman in her 80s originally from Cork, was struck by a car while walking near the Lidl supermarket on the Old Limerick Road in Oranmore, Co. Galway, at approximately 5:05pm on 6 January 2023. The driver, 82-year-old man Patrick Martin, left the scene before Gardaí arrived, and Ms Creedon died at University Hospital Galway later that night. Gardaí identified the driver and vehicle and appealed for witnesses and dashcam footage from the area. On 5 June 2025, Martin pleaded guilty at Galway Circuit Court to careless driving causing death, leaving the scene, and failing to report the matter to gardaí, with sentencing adjourned to July.
Convicted, 5 Jun 2025Victim · 3 reports
Timeline
every report naming Sheila Creedon, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 5 Jun2025Man pleads guilty after causing death of woman in Galwayvictim, Sheila Creedon, female, irish (judged from name)Sheila Creedon
- 10 Jan2023Tragic mum named crash victim was 'lovely lady' as gardai identify drivervictim, Sheila Creedon, 80s, female, irish (judged from name)Sheila Creedon
- 7 Jan2023Galway hit and run victim named loving mum-of-two as gardai hunt fleeing drivervictim, Sheila Creedon, 80s, female, irish (judged from name)Sheila Creedon
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