The man who died following a fatal road traffic collision which occurred on the N80 at Crannagh, Stradbally, last night has been named.
The man who sadly passed away is Paddy Mulhall, aged in his 70s, and from Crannagh just outside Stradbally.
“I’d like to pay sympathy to the family of Paddy Mulhall,” said local Councillor Paschal McEvoy at this morning’s meeting of Laois County Council.
“Always out and about and many people would have given him a lift to and from Portlaoise and Stradbally.
“He was killed in tragic circumstances and it’s a huge shock to his family.”
Mr Mulhall worked for Telfords in Portlaoise and would routinely been seen in Stradbally hitching a lift into Portlaoise.
The collision involving Mr Mulhall and a car happened at around 10.45pm on Sunday, February 23.
This is on a section of the N80 outside Stradbally as you head towards Carlow.
Mr Mulhall was pronounced deceased a short time later and was removed to Midland Regional Hospital in Portlaoise.
A post-mortem examination will take place in due course. A woman who was driving the car, aged in her 30s, was not injured.
The road is currently closed pending an examination by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators this morning.
Garda are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed this collision to contact them.
They said: “Any road users who may have camera footage (including dash-cam) and were travelling on the N80 at Crannagh, Stradbally, Co. Laois between 10.30pm and 11pm yesterday, 23rd February 2025, are asked to make this footage available to investigating Gardaí.
“Anyone with information is asked to contact Portlaoise Garda Station on 057 867 4100, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda Station.”
This is the second fatal incident involving a pedestrian and a vehicle in the last 48 hours in Laois.
On Saturday, five-year-old Aaron Hussain was killed following a collision in Kilminchy.
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