A woman who died after being hit by a car following her uncle's funeral has been named locally as Gobnait Twomey.
Gobnait, who lived in Dublin, was visiting her home village of Ballingeary, Co Cork on Monday when the incident happened. She was attending her uncle Willie's funeral following his death last Friday.
Gobnait, aged in her 50s, was walking home with two other women at around 1.10am after a gathering at a pub with her family when she was struck by a car, Cork Beo reports. She was pronounced dead at the scene while the other two women, aged 40s, were taken to hospital with serious injuries.
