Woman, 51, who died in Ballingeary collision named locally 

A man in his 40s has been arrested in relation to the collision that happened in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Two other people were also injured

Gobnait Twomey

The woman who died in a tragic accident in Ballingeary, Co Cork, in the early hours of Tuesday morning has been named locally as 51-year-old Gobnait Twomey. 

Ms Twomey, who was from a well-known local family, had moved to Dublin several years ago where she lived in the Finglas area. She had recently graduated from UCD where she was studying physiotherapy and had returned home to the Gaeltacht village of Ballingeary to attend the funeral of her uncle Willie Twomey who passed away last Thursday.