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Tragedy

# tragedy - Tuesday 1 January, 2013

Jason McGovern death: investigation continues as PSNI seek interview

The 19-year-old was found dead at his Monaghan home yesterday morning.

# tragedy - Monday 31 December, 2012

Woman injured in weekend crash dies in Cork hospital

The 26-year-old woman sustained serious injuries when the car she was driving collided with a 4×4. She died in hospital this morning.

# tragedy - Friday 28 December, 2012

From The Score Tragedy

Former Czech Republic and Aston Villa footballer dies in sledding crash

Vaclav Drobny was capped two times for his country.

# tragedy - Wednesday 26 December, 2012

Man dies in Donegal single-car collision

The male driver, who was in his twenties, was fatally injured when his car left the road and came to a stop in a field.

# tragedy - Monday 24 December, 2012

Former Taoiseach says abusive tweets should not be read on air

John Bruton said that public anger at political decisions does not give people the right to abuse TDs.

# tragedy - Friday 21 December, 2012

From The Score Tragedy

Linesman death teams to play again in Netherlands

Police have arrested eight people, including seven teenagers and a 50-year-old man, in connection with the shock death of Richard Nieuwenhuizen.

# tragedy - Wednesday 19 December, 2012

Suicide helplines experiencing more calls from worried family members

Samaritans Ireland has recorded its busiest year ever.

# tragedy - Monday 17 December, 2012

Ten girls killed in landmine blast in Afghanistan

The girls, all aged between 9 and 11, were collecting firewood early this morning before they were due to go to school.

Obama tells Newtown: “We will have to change”

The US president attended a vigil last night for the victims of the Newtown massacre and gave his strongest hint yet that he may seek to reform America’s gun laws.

# tragedy - Thursday 13 December, 2012

From The Score Tragedy

Sale announce death of former player, David Tait, at 25

The former back row forward is understood to have fallen from an apartment block in Hong Kong.

RIP

Erin Gallagher’s teenage sister found dead last night

Shannon Gallagher, 15, was found dead in Ballybofey, Co Donegal, two months after the death of her younger sister, Erin.

# tragedy - Wednesday 12 December, 2012

90-year-old woman dies after Dublin crash

The woman – a pedestrian – died after the collision in Drumcondra in Dublin.

# tragedy - Monday 10 December, 2012

Emotional Australian DJs talk about tragedy of Kate prank call

Michael Christian and Mel Greig apologised to Jacintha Saldanha’s family and said they were ‘shattered, gutted and heartbroken’.

Elderly man dies in Cork house fire

The fire occurred on the Main Street in Rathcormac early last night.

# tragedy - Wednesday 5 December, 2012

From The Score Tragedy

Belcher told cops he was waiting for ‘girlfriend’

The Kansas City Chiefs linebacker was found sleeping in a car outside an apartment ten miles from the home he shared with Kasandra Perkins.

# tragedy - Tuesday 4 December, 2012

From The Score Tragedy

Chiefs had given counselling to Belcher, girlfriend

The couple had been arguing over relationship and financial issues for months.

Three teens to be charged over death of linesman

The Royal Netherlands Football Association (KNVB) has also cancelled all activities this weekend.

From The Score Tragedy

Portrait emerges of Chiefs player’s tragic end

Jovan Belcher had been laughing and joking after his final practice.

# tragedy - Tuesday 27 November, 2012

RIP

Bug-eating champion choked to death on cockroaches

The autopsy showed Edward Archbold’s airway was blocked by roach body parts.

# tragedy - Friday 23 November, 2012

The 5 at 5: Friday

5 stories, 5 minutes, 5 o’clock…

Body recovered from the sea off Dollymount beach in Dublin

The body was recovered by the Coast Guard on Wednesday afternoon and identified today.

# tragedy - Wednesday 21 November, 2012

Bord na Móna worker dies in power station accident

The incident occurred at Lough Ree Power Station overnight.

# tragedy - Tuesday 20 November, 2012

Government WILL publish report of Expert Group on abortion ruling

James Reilly wants to publish the report on the A, B and C ruling after it’s discussed by ministers next Tuesday morning.

# tragedy - Saturday 17 November, 2012

47 children dead in Egypt after train crashes into bus

The children, all aged between four and six, were on a trip organised by their nursery this morning.

# tragedy - Friday 16 November, 2012

Sinn Féin to table Dáil motion calling for legislation for X Case

Meanwhile, Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore has met with the Indian Ambassador to Ireland, Debashish Chakravarti, to discuss the death of Savita Halappanavar.

# tragedy - Monday 5 November, 2012

Toddler dies after falling into wild dogs pen at Pittsburgh Zoo

The 2-year-old boy had been standing on a railing overlooking the enclosure when he lost his balance and fell in.

Foul play ruled out in Waterford death

A man’s body was discovered in a house on Alexander Street in the city on Saturday evening.

# tragedy - Thursday 1 November, 2012

Halloween party stampede kills three in Madrid

The huge crowd scrambled towards the exit doors in a panic apparently sparked by someone throwing a flare.

From The Score Tribute

GAA fans gear up to support Michaela Foundation

The specially commissioned jersey designed for next Saturday’s charity match, in memory of the Tyrone woman who died tragically last year, has been a hit with fans.

# tragedy - Tuesday 30 October, 2012

Body of missing 18-year-old Cormac Clare discovered

The teenager had been missing for eight days from his home in Kilteel in Kildare.

# tragedy - Monday 22 October, 2012

Investigation continues into “awful tragedy” of Tuam crash

The young girls who died following the road crash were named locally as Kate and Grace Gilmore.

# tragedy - Thursday 18 October, 2012

Investigation launched after newborn baby girl found dead in car

The infant was found in a car in east Belfast on Tuesday evening.

# tragedy - Friday 12 October, 2012

The Evening Fix… now with added little mice boy bands

Here’s the things we learned, shared and loved today.

No foul play involved in death of young Waterford man

The post mortem has been concluded.

# tragedy - Tuesday 9 October, 2012

From The Score Suftum This post contains videos

VIDEO: BBC Northern Ireland’s moving tribute to Ulster’s Nevin Spence

The poignant piece was aired before Mark Anscombe’s side played Connacht on at the weekend.

# tragedy - Tuesday 2 October, 2012

Oregon farmer, 69, ‘eaten by his own pigs’

It’s thought that Terry Garner, 69, may have had a medical emergency before collapsing and being eaten.

# tragedy - Sunday 23 September, 2012

Man killed in skydiving collision

A second man has been hospitalised with serious injuries.

From The Score Tragedy

Former heavyweight champion Sanders killed

South-African reportedly shot in a restaurant near Pretoria.

# tragedy - Saturday 22 September, 2012

Diver dies off Wexford coast

A major rescue operation was launched just after 9am today.

# tragedy - Thursday 20 September, 2012

Investigation after woman learns of daughter’s death on Facebook

Cheryl Jones was not officially told by police that her daughter had died until hours after she read about it on Facebook.