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Heartbreaking tributes paid to ‘absolute gent’, 77, who died after Laois road crash as gardai probing crash close road
TRIBUTES are being paid to an elderly pedestrian who died following a fatal road traffic collision on Sunday night.
The man has been named locally as Paddy Mulhall, 77, from Crannagh near Stradbally in Co Laois, close to the border with Co Carlow.
The fatal road collision occurred on the N80 at Crannagh, Stradbally on Sunday night, February 23.
Gardai said the collision involving Mr Mulhall and a car happened at around 10.45pm on a section of the N80 outside Stradbally.
He was pronounced deceased a short time later and was removed to Midland Regional Hospital in Portlaoise.
A post-mortem examination will take place in due course.
A woman who was driving the car, aged in her 30s, was not injured in the horror crash.
The road is currently closed pending an examination by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators this morning.
Paying tribute local councillor Pascal McEvoy said there is widespread shock and sadness in the county at the news of Mr Mulhall’s death.
He added: “He was an absolute gent, liked by all and was well known by everyone. It is just an absolutely horrendous tragedy.
“He was always out and about and many people would have given him a lift to and from Portlaoise and Stradbally.”
Garda are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed this collision to contact them.
A garda spokesperson said: “Any road users who may have camera footage (including dash-cam) and were travelling on the N80 at Crannagh, Stradbally, Co. Laois between 10.30pm and 11pm yesterday, 23rd February 2025, are asked to make this footage available to investigating Gardaí.
“Anyone with information is asked to contact Portlaoise Garda Station on 057 867 4100, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda Station.”
This is the second fatal incident involving a pedestrian and a vehicle in the last 48 hours in Co Laois.
On Saturday, February 22, five-year-old Aaron Hussain was killed following a collision in Kilminchy.
No funeral details have been revealed as yet.

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Emmerdale fans convinced there’s another body in the lake after spotting clue – guess who?
EMMERDALE fans are convinced that there’s another body in the lake after spotting a clue – but can you guess who?
Viewers were left gripped when a party limo filled with beloved regulars was sent plunging into an icy lake – leaving multiple lives in the balance.



Charity Dingle, Chas Dingle and Liam Cavanagh were left sinking in the limo, alongside Leyla Harding, Amy Barton, Kerry Wyatt, Tracy Robinson, Vanessa Woodfield and Suzy Merton.
The tragic accident claimed the lives of Suzy Merton (Martelle Edinborough), who died on site and Leyla Harding (Roxy Shahidi), after she was impaled by shattered glass.
But things went from bad to worse when, while navigating the thin ice to solid ground, Amy plunged into the water below.
Struggling to break through the ice, she fought for air – only to be met with a horrific sight of a dead body beneath the surface.
Fans are convinced that one giveaway sign – a bracelet – revealed the body to be an Emmerdale legend.
After a desperate struggle, Amy was rescued from the freezing waters.
However, she tragically passed away from hypothermia in hospital before she could inform her family about her underwater sighting.
Although the lake was searched and the limo retrieved, the identity of the mysterious corpse still remains a secret.
But fans have been piecing together clues from recent episodes like a jigsaw puzzle.
And they believe that Wendy Posner (Susan Cookson), who recently left the village might be the person concealed below the surface.
Fans are so convinced this theory is correct that they have taken their opinions to social media.
“Had another thought. This could be Ella who killed Bob’s girlfriend Wendy! That’s who could be under the ice maybe?” declared one fan.
Another fan added: “You could be onto something! Apparently there are 2 bodies in the lake.”
“Still not convinced it’s Nate in the lake. Oh what the heck they throwing a red herring to throw us all off. It’ll be Wendy you watch.” explained a third.
Charity Dingle's biggest Emmerdale storylines

By Conor O’Brien
Played by Emma Atkins, Emmerdale’s Charity Dingle made her first appearance in 2000.
As a member of the ITV soap’s iconic Dingle family, Charity has had her fair share of dramatic storylines over the years.
Here’s a look back at a few of them.
- Marriages: Throughout her stint, Charity has walked down the aisle four times. Her current husband is Mackenzie Boyd (Lawrence J. Robb). Her three exes are Chris Tate (Peter Amory), Jai Sharma (Chris Bisson) and Declan Mazey (Jason Merrells).
- Affairs: During her marriage to Chris Tate, Charity embarked on affair with Chris’ sister, Zoe (Leah Bracknell). She also had an affair with Cain Dingle (Jeff Hordley), her cousin.
- Sexual abuse: A harrowing twist saw Charity reveal she had been sexually abused by detective Mark Bails (Rocky Marshall) as a teenager. This resulted in the birth of Charity’s son Ryan Stocks (James Moore).
- Relationship with Vanessa Woodfield: Charity and Vanessa (Michelle Hardwick) had been engaged to marry – but Vanessa ended the relationship upon learning Charity kissed Mackenzie Boyd (Lawrence Robb).
However, no one really knows the truth and other fans are convinced that the bracelet revealed the body to be Nate Robinson.
Taking to Reddit, one eagle-eyed fan shared screengrabs from the horrific scenes, showing the corpse’s hand with the bracelet clearly shown.
Other grabs revealed Nate to be wearing the same bracelet that daughter Frankie had previously made him.
Nate hasn’t been seen in the Dales since September last year, with his sudden and swift exit never quite sitting right with fans.
Since leaving the village, supposedly for Shetland, he has had little to no contact with his loved ones, only sending text messages.
He was last seen speaking to John Sugden, after being falsely accused of sleeping with Cain Dingle’s wife, Moira.
The truth will be revealed in the upcoming episodes – is there a new killer in the midst of Emmerdale?
Emmerdale airs on ITV1 and is available to stream on ITVX.