Mr Thomas died after his car went into the water close to the Conna Road R628. A member of the public raised the alarm shortly before 10am on Saturday when they spotted a car in the river Bride near the Conna Road. The car he was driving skidded off the road, entered a river, and became submerged in the water. “We are deeply saddened to hear of the tragic passing of a local man following a car crash. Any road users, who may have camera footage (including dashcam) and were travelling on the Conna Road R628 between 10pm on Friday and 10am yesterday (Sat) are asked to make this footage available to investigating gardaí.

Source: The Irish Times December 21, 2025 13:45 UTC