Douglas woman who died after car entered River Lee named locally

She had two young sons with her at the time, but they managed to scramble out of the car and were pulled to safety by emergency crews with non-life-threatening injuries

The woman’s sons are understood to be deeply traumatised by their experience. Picture: Eimer McAuley

Gardaí are continuing to investigate the circumstances leading up to the death of a woman who died when her car entered the River Lee.

The woman, Gillian Daly, 44, from Douglas, Co Cork, died after her car entered the river at Kennedy Quay in Cork city.