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Tragic

# tragic - Sunday 27 May, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Japan

Two American men arrested following Tokyo death of Irish student

Local reports say two American men have been arrested in Japan, and that Nicola Furlong, 21, died of suffocation.

# tragic - Friday 25 May, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Nicola Furlong

DCU student found dead in Tokyo hotel room after concert

Twenty-one-year-old Nicola Furlong was living in Japan as part of her studies. Her body was found yesterday morning.

# tragic - Wednesday 23 May, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Tragic

Woman died after drinking vinegar in botched home abortion

Pregnant mother-of-five Catherine Furey died after drinking industrial strength vinegar in a case which has only just come to light.

# tragic - Monday 14 May, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Tragic

Sixth child dies after UK house fire tragedy

Duwayne Philpott, whose five siblings died on Friday, lost his fight for life at Birmingham Children’s Hospital overnight.

# tragic - Tuesday 1 May, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Tragic

Police ask for Coleraine intruder to come forward

PSNI described yesterday’s incident as a burglary which tragically turned into a murder.

# tragic - Monday 23 April, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Tragic

London Marathon death: over £22k donated to Claire’s charity

Over 1,800 donations have been made to Claire Squires’ charity page today.

# tragic - Tuesday 17 April, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Tragic

Child, 2, survives on Easter eggs for days after mother dies

The girl may have been alone in the house for up to five days.

# tragic - Friday 23 March, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Tragic

Body of missing Irish man found in Canada

David Christian, 27, had been missing since St Patrick’s Day.

# tragic - Thursday 22 March, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Tragic

Shatter extends sympathies ahead of removal mass for Sergeant McHugh

Garda Sergeant Feargal McHugh died in a car crash in Wicklow last weekend.

# tragic - Wednesday 21 March, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Tragic

Support group says Wexford death is a ‘wake up call’

The man whose body was found in Wexford town on Sunday has been named locally as 62-year-old Alan Moore.

# tragic - Tuesday 21 February, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Death

Thurles assault victim loses fight for life

James Tynan was pronounced dead in hospital last night.

# tragic - Thursday 16 February, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Casey-Lyanne

Woman charged with murder of 13-year-old Casey-Lyanne

Casey-Lyanne Kearney phoned the police herself to tell them she had just been stabbed.

# tragic - Monday 30 January, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Missing

Search for canoeist resumes on Kerry lake

The 38-year-old man has been missing, presumed drowned, since the early hours of Friday morning.

# tragic - Thursday 26 January, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Murder

Gardaí: Marioara Rostas suffered an appalling death

The remains of the Romanian teenager were found in the Wicklow mountains on Monday and Gardaí are appealing to the public for any relevant information as a murder investigation is launched.

# tragic - Tuesday 10 January, 2012

From TheJournal.ie RIP

Irishman dies on adventure trip in Peru

Peter Buckley was participating in a mototaxi junket when his vehicle came off a muddy road and fell into a 500 foot abyss.

# tragic - Saturday 7 January, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Tragic

Eleven killed in New Zealand hot air balloon crash

Five couples and a pilot were killed as the holiday activity turned into a nightmare.

# tragic - Sunday 1 January, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Road Death

Man dies in Co Cavan road crash

Gardaí are appealing for witnesses following the single-vehicle fatal collision, in which a 22-year-old man died.

# tragic - Monday 26 December, 2011

From TheJournal.ie Texas Massacre

Police: Gunman in Texas murder-suicide was dressed as Santa

Police have also confirmed that the shooter was a relative of the victims.

# tragic - Saturday 24 December, 2011

From TheJournal.ie Tragic

Second man dies following Kilkenny car crash

Yesterday’s crash has claimed the life of a second victim.

# tragic - Friday 23 December, 2011

From TheJournal.ie Roads

One teenager dies and two others injured in Kilkenny crash

The 19-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene outside Mullinavat.

# tragic - Sunday 18 December, 2011

From TheJournal.ie Tragic

Family of five killed in suspected murder-suicide

Five members of a family, including three children, were killed in what is thought to be a murder-suicide in a small town in Illinois.

# tragic - Wednesday 23 November, 2011

From TheJournal.ie Tragic

Kenyan runner has two feet amputated after US snow storm

Marko Cheseto suffered a near-fatal case of frostbite after he disappeared for two days in Alaska.

# tragic - Wednesday 9 November, 2011

From TheJournal.ie Tragic

Mother who feared for her job killed her two kids then herself

An inquest in the UK has heard about the tragic case of Claudia Oakes-Green and her family.

# tragic - Sunday 6 November, 2011

From TheJournal.ie Road Death

Motorcyclist killed in collision at Wicklow Gap

The man crashed into a ditch at Military Road at around 10.30am this morning.

From TheJournal.ie Tragic

Man dies in Drumcondra house fire

It’s believed the man was sleeping upstairs in the house when the blaze broke out.

# tragic - Saturday 5 November, 2011

From TheJournal.ie Tragic

Achill Island Coast Guard still working to recover student’s body

The 22-year-old Finnish student tragically fell from a cliff in Achill Island, Co Mayo, last Thursday.

From TheJournal.ie M5 This post contains images

In pictures: seven killed, dozens injured in Somerset motorway pile-up

The crash involving 25 vehicles happened on the M5 motorway near Taunton. Many cars and lorries burst into flames.

# tragic - Friday 4 November, 2011

From TheJournal.ie Tragic

Coast Guard working to recover body of Finnish student after Achill cliff fall

The 22-year-old man plunged from a cliff at Achill yesterday afternoon and Coast Guard teams are still trying to recover his body. The search has been called off until 7am tomorrow.

From TheJournal.ie 9 At 9

The 9 at 9: Friday

Nine things you need to know this morning…

From TheJournal.ie Tragic

New Zealand toddler lives on leftovers for two days after mother dies

Three-year-old Shylah Silbery managed to open the fridge to feed herself after she was unable to wake her mother at their Wellington home.

# tragic - Wednesday 2 November, 2011

From TheJournal.ie Tragic

Cork house fire claims life of second child

A four-year-old boy has died this afternoon following a house fire which also claimed the life of his little brother Cian on Sunday.

# tragic - Monday 31 October, 2011

From TheJournal.ie Galway

Road traffic accident claims life of teenage girl

A teenage girl was pronounced dead at the scene of a crash between two cars in Portumna, Co Galway.

From TheJournal.ie Collision

Teen dies in Clonakilty road crash

The single-car fatal road traffic collision took place on the Clonakilty to Dunmanway Road in Co Cork in the early hours of this morning.

# tragic - Sunday 30 October, 2011

From TheJournal.ie Tragic

Two-year-old dies following Cork house fire

The child, along with his mother and brother, had been taken to hospital following the blaze in Wilton.

# tragic - Wednesday 26 October, 2011

From TheJournal.ie Tragic

Tributes paid to young Garda lost during flooding

An Taoiseach Enda Kenny has led tributes to 25-year-old Garda Ciarán Jones who lost his life during Monday’s flash floods.

# tragic - Friday 21 October, 2011

From The Score Tragic This post contains videos

WATCH: An amazing short film about Scott ‘Razor Ramon’ Hall

The one-time WWF superstar has battled a substance abuse addiction for nearly two decades. Now, on the brink of congestive heart failure, he can’t say goodbye to the ring.

# tragic - Saturday 15 October, 2011

From TheJournal.ie Tragic

Irish student found dead in Spanish city

Twenty-one year old Shane O’Connor died following a fall in the city of Zaragoza.

# tragic - Saturday 17 September, 2011

From TheJournal.ie Tragic This post contains videos

3 dead, 56 injured in horrific US air show crash (Video)

Three people have died after a fighter plane plunged into a grandstand during a popular air show in Reno, Nevada.

# tragic - Wednesday 31 August, 2011

From TheJournal.ie Anniversary

Gardaí issue appeal on 10th anniversary of fatal fire

Gardaí at Tallaght have issued a fresh appeal for information about the death of 12-year-old Stephen Hughes-Connors in September 2001.

# tragic - Monday 29 August, 2011

From TheJournal.ie Tragic

Eight-year-old boy dies after fall from bicycle in west Cork

Roan Harrington died in tragic accident on road just outside his home.