This article is from page 19 of the 2012-03-13 edition of The Clare People. OCR mistakes are to be expected so download the original SWF or the rendered page 19 JPG
GORT is in mourning today after the tragic death of two local men is separate incidents in recent days.
Enda O’Donohue from Ardrahan was killed in a car accident in Australia on Friday night last, just five weeks after emigrating to work with his brother Eoin.
The is the second major tragedy to hit the family in recent years, following the tragic death of Enda’s brother Aidan in Ennis in 2005. Aidan went missing following a night out in Ennis and was discovered dead in the River Fergus after a week-long search.
This latest tragedy comes just days after the death of Enda’s aunt in Gort last week.
The young carpenter, who is described as being a hurling fanatic, played for the Gort hurling club and also played soccer for Kinvara. His parents, Bernie and Mary, along with his siblings Alan, Caroline and Christina, gathered at their home last week to try and come to terms with the tragedy.
Enda is understood to have been walking home alone after socialising with friends and was crossing the Bruce Highway when he was struck by a car. The alarm was raised by a passer-by and the young Irishman was rushed to Ingham Hospital in a critical condition. He was later airlifted to the larger Townsville Hospital around 60km away but died there on Saturday morning.
Meanwhile, gardaí in Kerry are investigating if a Gort man whose body was found in the Ballylongford Bog in North Kerry had been involved in a row over a car before his death.
The victim, who was named locally as Brazilian national Bruno Limes de Souza Silva, was reported missing from his home in Gort last month.
Two men – a 19-year-old Irish man and a 24-year-old Brazilian – were taken into Garda custody on Sunday.
A spokesman for the Brazilian Embassy in Ireland said consular staff are in touch with the victim’s girlfriend in Gort, Patricia Silva, who first reported him missing.
“His family have been in touch with us before to say he was missing. At the moment, we do not know too much and we are waiting to see what happens from the gardaí,” said the embassy spokesperson.
Mr De Souza Silva came to Ireland eight years ago and was last in touch with the embassy in 2010 when he renewed his passport.