GSOC urges High Court to overturn costs order over ‘one-sided’ investigation

The Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) wants the High Court to overturn a costs order made against it by a District Court Judge. District Judge Kevin Kilrane had described GSOC’s investigation into a road accident involving a couple and an off-duty Garda as “one sided” and “disgraceful”. The 2015 order required GSOC to pay the […]

Melissa Patterson was just 18 years old when she was hit by a car

“We’ve lost someone so precious.”
In July 2015 Melissa Patterson was just 18 years old when she was hit by a car and killed while out walking on the N60. So far in 2017 12 people have died so far on our roads, seven of those deaths have been pedestrians.