Tributes paid to 'true gentleman' who died in Listowel car accident
Michael Hennessy, 19, who died in a car accident near Listowel. Picture: RIP.ie.
Tributes have been paid to a 19-year-old "gifted student" who died in a crash in the townland of Ballinruddery, on the outskirts of Listowel, Co Kerry, over the weekend.
The single-vehicle collision occurred on Sunday afternoon at 2.40pm when a car driven by local apprentice engineer, Michael Hennessy, collided with a roadside tree. Michael was pronounced dead at the scene. Two passengers in the car were taken to University Hospital Kerry for treatment.
