Shattering crash unites community behind family

Gillian Treacy and her sons Ciarán and Sean spent the afternoon walking in the woods with the boys’ grandparents - a car crash on their way home devastated their family, and united a stunned community determined to help.

Mon, 16 Jun, 2014 - 13:42

Jill O’Sullivan

Ciarán Tracey

Gillian Treacy had taken her two sons Ciarán (four) and Séan (seven) to see her parents in her native Stradbally, Co Laois.

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