Mother tells remembrance Mass sons’ deaths a ‘life sentence’

A mother who lost two sons in a car crash in East Cork has appealed to motorists to take care on the roads in the run-up to Christmas in order to prevent other families from experiencing the “life sentence” of losing a child.

Mother tells remembrance Mass sons’ deaths a ‘life sentence’

Dave Kirby, 18, and brother Paul, 20, died in Apr 2005 after their car was involved in a collision on the Midleton-Cloyne road.

Speaking after a Mass to mark World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic victims at the Cathedral of St Mary and St Anne in Cork yesterday, Kathleen Kirby told of the acute sense of loss she feels at this time of year.

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