Watchdog probes road death of garda’s mother

THE Garda watchdog is investigating a tragic road accident in Co Galway in which the mother of a garda was killed.

The 65-year-old woman was a front-seat passenger in a car being driven by her son, who was off duty at the time.

The woman was named yesterday as Marjorie O’Donoghue, from Bandon in Co Cork.