Appeal for witnesses to fatal crash near Cahir

A Garda investigation is continuing into last nights fatal crash on the motorway south of Cahir.

The head-on collision happened at 9.02pm near Junction 11 on the M8.

The driver of one of the cars was pronounced dead at the scene – he has been named locally as Dave Walsh of Skeheenarinky near Burncourt.

The 79 year old left Cahir at 7.45pm – Sgt Brendan Franklin of Cahir Gardaí says they’re trying to trace his movements between then and the time of the crash.

Cahir Gardaí can be contacted on 052 7445630.