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LAST UPDATE | 16 Feb 2023
TWO PEOPLE HAVE died in separate road collisions in Co Mayo and Co Kerry over the past day.
A man, aged in his 40s, died in single vehicle crash which occurred after midnight on the N60 at in Claremorris, Co Mayo.
The collision, involving a van, occurred at approximately 12.25am. The driver of the van, the man aged in his 40s, later passed away from his injuries.
His body has been removed to the mortuary at Mayo University Hospital where a post-mortem will take place.
A technical examination of the scene has been completed by Garda Forensic Collision investigators and the road has re-opened this morning.
A garda spokesperson said: “Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to come forward and any road users with video footage (including dash cam) is asked to make this available to them. In particular, any road users who were in the area between the Claremorris Road and Ballygowan Bridge from 12am – 12.30am.
“Anyone with information is asked to contact Claremorris Garda Station 094 937 2080, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111 or any Garda station.”
In Kerry, a man (30s) died following a single vehicle collision at around 6pm yesterday evening on the N71, Kenmare to Bantry Road at Drominassig.
The man, who was the driver of the car, was taken to Cork University Hospital following the crash. He later passed away from his injuries.
A post-mortem examination will take place in due course.
A technical examination of the scene by Garda Forensic Collision investigators is set to take place this morning. The road is currently closed and local diversions are in place.
Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to come forward and any road users with video footage (including dash cam) is asked to make this available to them.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Killarney Garda Station 064 6671160, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111 or any Garda station.
With reporting by Hayley Halpin
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Of course the OPW has promised to address the specifics of the report. The problem is that it’s like a whack-a-mole, with the culture of corruption and cronyism being left untouched. The next time there will be new specifics, new lessons to learn and move on from. But the culture will never be addressed.
@Louis Jacob: The article is a general observation about the cost of general works. NOTHING solid is revealed about any complications with this project perhaps because they might successfully explain probable accompanying necessary works that would explain the cost.
@Louis Jacob: The National Children’s Hospital will have an overspend of at least 2 billion euro and is well over its planned opening by at least 2 years and apparently they are having major problems with recruitment due to the Housing Crisis. That bike shed was just the icing on the cake for this joke of a government and their predecessors.
@thomas molloy: You really are just a little government cheerleader aren’t you!
@Frank Cauldhame: in fairness now ‘lessons learned’ … again.
Anyone being held accountable?
@Tom O’Hanlon: nope
@Tom O’Hanlon: I think the tax payer yet again Tom!
@Tom O’Hanlon: Larry does the jokes round here.
@Tom O’Hanlon: another report that added to the cost. Can they not find the contract and who signed it? Simple. Ask them the reasoning behind the cost.
@Tom O’Hanlon: No, but lessons will be learnt!
How much did the FFG deloitte report cost?
@Kevin O Brien:
…. To point out the obvious! Who’d have thought value for money hadn’t been considered for a 300k bike shed.
It’s only taxpayers money….so nobody in power cares
How much did the audit cost?
@stephen deegan: It’s going to take another costly audit to find out.
FFG have a love affair with toothless regulators, and are allergic to accountability and responsibility.
@Daniel Gilroy: FFG is a legalised corruption cartel that’s specialised in embezzlement of our public funds and cover-up of the criminal conduct of their politicians, family and collaborators!
Nobody will ever be charged with corruption involving FFG acolytes or their buddies!
@H Woo: Top20 countries in the league table for “Lessons-Will-be-learnt”, corrupt NDAs, “say-nothing per my solicitor’s advice”, “nothing-to-see-here”
Imagine if a value for money assessment was conducted on our elected representatives? Now, there’s an idea worth pursuing! The cost of doing so, of course, would go horrendously over budget…
@William Tallon: they are doing that somewhere else and the world is in uproar over it.
So who’s getting fired !!!
@Bren: Like, no one ever, just a few promotions for bad governance
@Bren: The pizza, they bought a wood fired pizza oven, it’s rumoured to cost €245k which represents great value, the same model is €99 in Lidl but the OPW have to build a brick plinth to mount it on.
They couldn’t be bothered.
Nobody gave a flying fluck at the time because nobody gives a flying fluck now…
C U Next Tuesdays.
I’d be more worried if there was a proper assessment done. So would whoever mate it was that got the gig to build it. Doesn’t happen by accident
We’ll it’s not their money to play around with it’s only the taxpayers who pay for these things so why should they care
Look on the bright side. Lessons will be learned and, in these cases no teachers will be offended and have to consider strike action!
@Padraig O’Brien: :-)
Until the next big money waster project just wait till the children’s hospital is ready
Is there anything to be said for demanding a report on the report saying that theres no value for money for the €336,000 euro bike shed?
@oisin o’connell: that would be an ecumenical matter.
The man who got the contract is the same fella who was scrutinised for help Pascal Donohoe do his election posters! Pascal then went to his wedding! No wonder there was no “fundamental good practices” he’s mates with Pascal, a back hander job!
Follow the money and you get the actual answers! If only this rag would do the same!
Minister Eamon Ryan should be sacked. O sorry he’s already sacked by the public.
There was a value for money assessment done. But the reasoning was so embarrassing, it was better to lie and say there was none.
Wonder how much Deloitte charges for an audit… More money wasted and zero consequences.
IM SHOCKED HERE I TELLS YA SHOCKED!!!!
C’mon now…….. when did an Irish government EVER care about ‘ value for money’? To them , it’s not ‘real’ money….. merely taxpayer money…… plenty more where that came from
@Mary Linton: it was the OPW, not the Government
@Johnny Wilson: The OPW are not The Government. But they are a government agency and are therefore government.
@Johnny Wilson: mmmm….let’s see…..who is the OPW under the remit of??? You do know the OPW isn’t just some ‘stand alone’ organisation?
Sure a child could tell you it wasn’t value for money! Maybe the child who bought all the lollipops for his friends should have been consulted, he only really upset one person – his mum! These guys have peeved many people.
Wishing an eternity of burning in hell to Nethanyahu the pond life amoeba that he is. ###k Israel the ‘short memory’ warmongers that they are..
The June 2021 decision to proceed was made without any discussion on costs. Is the any chance we might ever get to find out who made that decision…. it is out money after all.
@Jp Cleary: there and our
@Jp Cleary: Don’t make me laugh! I’ve never heard of such a thing. A single person bearing responsibility for something! Ahh here now, we can’t be having that. Sure, someone might get blamed!
@Nick Caffrey: It’s really quite depressing Nick and I’ve been listening to this shite for many many years. I see our latest Minister for health is at it already…. having to wait for yet another final report before she comment’s. But when she does will anything change. As public servants paid by taxpayers money why is nobody ever called to explain for and stand over their actions.
In oher words, senior management take no notice of their juniors. No-one has ultimate responsibility and there is no clear chain of reporting.
OPW is run just like the country; ineptly.
So now they’ve also paid Deloitte to tell them to do what they should have been doing in the first place? It reminds me of when Comreg spent 100k on an audit to be told they needed to re-use unused phone numbers if they were running out of them. A primary school kid could have told them that. This country makes me f*king fume sometimes
@Mark Eightfourone: everything is whitewashed. No accountability.
Cronyism alive and well. Nobody is surprised.
A phone phone call or stroll to the offices involved would have given you the sane findings..so how much was the audit?
Where is a breakdown of costs, i.e.,labour,material who got what ? And why?
If a lay person built a replica, how much would the same firm charge? Any investigation at all to show accountability?
Hold on here a minute, somebody said ‘go ahead’, that person has been found to OK a project that’s been found to not be not value for money. The very least internal disciplinary procedures should be under way.
I’d love to know how much the audit cost the taxpayer. Probably the cost of a normal bike shelter I’d say . But sure lessons will be learned
That this “investigation” is considered an acceptable response to a disgraceful dereliction of duty on every state agency including the Dail is exactly why Trump is popular. People have zero confidence in the people in guaranteed jobs who are overpaid and incompetent. Again, upto and including elected representatives.
The most telling paragraph in their assessment was about the paperwork and the dates of signatures versus the work done tells you all you need to know.
Pretty normal stuff from the OPW and government in general they don’t give a damn about your tax monies.
I could have provided the same conclusion for a lot less
Was there a value for money assessment conduct for this review? If so is it really value for money on its findings? Asking for a friend
OPW , another dinasore quango that needs to be abolished!
No way
It seemed such a vague thing whether it was value for money or not.I’m relieved an investigation could clarify it a bit
Hopefully the investigation only cost a few tens of thousands
@Johnny King: then we could learn lessons from the costs of that also with once again no accountability
@H Woo: If you believe that, you’ll believe anything. Labours Brenden Howlin lobbying law 2014 I think, basically legalised corruption in Ireland. No register, no records, lobbyists not declaring vested interests. Corruption is alive and well in the Dail.
Bunch of moaners, the bikeshed has had an amazing impact on vehicle emissions to and fro to the dail itself. It was and still is a groundbreaking achievement from the likes of the green party making dublin city a safer environment whereby cleaner air and less airborne bacteria is flowing upon society. If anything roderic and co should be proud of the wonders they have managed with large sums of taxpayers funds it’s a testament to them.
And not one of the muppets lost their job or was held to account. Did anyone get a backhander? Fcukery like this tarnishes the honest work most civil servants perform.
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