Fatal N69 crash: newspaper coverage
Understandably, the papers were giving much coverage to Sunday’s fatal crash in Askeaton.
While we linked to what the broadsheets had to say earlier, we can now give a brief synopsis of what the tabloids printed on Monday morning.
The evening herald did not give as much coverage to the story as the other papers did. However, the paper did claim that the 18 year old driver of the 1994 Audi car was avoiding a Garda checkpoint when the crash happened on the N69 on Sunday morning.
Daily Mirror front page. Click to enlarge
The daily Mirror described the two men, Michael Liston and Brian Kelleher as valued public servants, who died doing what they did best, serving their local community.
The paper also called for those who took lives while behind the wheel to be punnished.
Front page of Star newspaper Click to enlarge
The Star reports that Garda Kelleher should have been off when he was killed on Sunday. While he was based at Croom station, he was filling in for a Garda based at Askeaton station who was on holidays.
The paper also reports that he is the 40th Garda to die in the line of duty since the force was founded in 1923.
Front page of the Daily Mail. Click to enlarge
The Daily Mail highlights the fact that seven children have been left without their dads as a result of this tragedy.
From Tuesday’s broadsheets:
Politicians to attend funerals of tragic garda and fireman – Irish Independent
Tragic garda risked his life in “fearless” high-speed chase – Irish Examiner