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THIS is the heartbreaking first picture of a dad-of-six and grandfather-of-nine who died after being hit by a truck last week.
Gerard Maloney, who was aged in his 90s, died after the bike he was riding collided with a truck on the N59 near Moycullen in Co Galway at around 12pm on Thursday afternoon.
The pensioner was brought by ambulance to University Hospital Galway, where he was sadly pronounced dead a short time later.
A notice online told how the Galway native was “taken suddenly”, adding that he is predeceased by his “beloved wife” Nóirín, sisters Sally, Nora, Kitty and Esther and by his brothers Dominic, Patsy, Peter and Mattie.
It added that Gerard is “loved and mourned” by his sons, daughters, brother, sons-in-law, daughter-in-law, “cherished grandchildren”, nieces and nephews, the extended family, friends and neighbours.
Tributes have poured in for Gerard since his tragic passing, with one mourner telling how he was a “pleasant man who loved his daily cycle”.
Another said: “Gerard was just the most special soul — his cheeky smile, kind heart, and sparkle in his eye will forever be remembered and cherished. We are sending you all our love and are just so very sorry for your tremendous loss.”
A third person remembered Gerard as a “gentleman” and a “good friend” whilst his nieces and nephews said: “Our dear Uncle Gerard, young at heart, mind and body – you filled the room with your energetic spirit and warmth.
“We will miss you, love you and cherish the special moments shared last year forever.”
Gerard’s niece added: “A beloved uncle, one of nature’s gentlemen, who kept up that wonderful zest for living until he was taken so suddenly. A legend and role model.
“I will never forget his kindness to Mum and his warmth to all of us. Rest peacefully Uncle Gerard. You must be soaring high with the angels, reunited with your darling Noirin.”
Gerard will repose at the O’Flaherty Funeral Parlour in Galway city from 5pm to 7pm on Tuesday before a requiem mass at 11am on Wednesday in St Joseph’s Church.
Garda Forensic Collision Investigators conducted a technical examination of the scene of the collision on the N59 on Thursday.
Officers have urged anyone who may have any information to come forward.
In a statement, a garda spokesperson said: “Gardai are appealing for any witnesses to this collision to come forward.
“Any road users who were on the N59 in the Clydagh area between 11:45am and 12:05pm and may have camera footage (including dash-cam) are asked to make this footage available to Gardaí.
“Anyone with any information is asked to contact Salthill Garda Station on 091 514720, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111 or any Garda station.”
An Garda Siochana confirmed that a total of 24 people have lost their lives on Irish roads so far this year.
This is down from the figure of 36 during the same period of 2024.
Over the weekend, a five-year-old boy and a man in his 70s both lost their lives in two separate collisions in Co Laois while a 26-year-old man died in a quad bike crash in Co Westmeath.
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RONAN O’GARA has hinted at a potential exit from La Rochelle after they slipped to a fifth defeat on the bounce.
The two-time European Champions Cup winners lost 26-21 to Racing 92 in the Top 14 at the weekend.
It was their third straight defeat in the league and leaves them in eighth place.
And speaking afterwards, O’Gara suggested the team could be “better off without me”.
The former Munster out-half – who is contracted until 2027 – said: “It’s a crisis, we have to accept it.
“We had an unacceptable first half for a Top 14 team, after the defeat in Lyon.
“It is my club, I’d like to fight for it, do what’s necessary.
“Rumours about Australia aren’t true. But, you have to ask yourself: are the players fighting for me, for the staff? Obviously today, no.
“There is no proof I can get the team out of this crisis, but I will fight.
“Maybe the message is not getting through. It’s a real option if the message is not getting through that it might be better without me.
“I haven’t lost confidence in myself, that’s for sure, but you need to ask the question.
“Can you imagine [what] the fans who watched that think?
“It’s not my rugby, it’s not my state of mind, it’s not my attitude, but the players represent me.
“Right now, there’s a disconnect.”
Their latest defeat came just days after he rubbished speculation linking him with the Australia head coach gig.
His name has been floated around the Wales job since Warren Gatland’s departure as well as the Wallabies gig upon Joe Schmidt’s exit later this year.
And while the Munster icon has previously spoken about feeling like ‘a Judas’ were he to renege on his current contract, he has not been shy in acknowledging that the Australian job would appeal to him.
However, speaking to Off the Ball Breakfast segment, he insisted he would be staying in France until the end of his contract.
He said: “You get enjoyment out of it even in tough times and it is tough at the moment.
“But the relationships aren’t strong if you change your behaviour then towards those people who have given me the possibility to shine at test level – if I wanted to do that.
“And I don’t want to do that yet because I feel like I’ve such unfinished business at La Rochelle so I’m going to be there until 2027.
“I’m not going to Australia, I’m not going to Wales. I’m locked in here and it’s important that people in La Rochelle understand that.”
LOVE Island winner Casey O’Gorman has been left horrified as his phone was stolen and his Instagram was hacked.
Last week’s tense Love Island All Stars final saw series three star Gabby, 33, and professional bombshell Casey, 28, scoop the £50,000 prize.
But from good news to bad, Casey’s best pal Tom Clare took to social media to reveal that his phone had been stolen.
Tom wrote a simple message, saying: “Casey’s had his phone stolen. Any info message me.”
Tom is Casey’s best mate, after they both appeared on Winter Love Island 2023.
A source has since told The Sun: “Casey is so worried because the thief had access to all his private pics and information – they posted some pics he never meant to see the light of day but it’s the Whatsapp messages he’s really worried about – there are a lot of chats with sensitive information in there.
“It could have been a disaster – in the end all that happened was the thief messaged some of his famous friends and asked for money.”
The person who stole Casey’s phone had posted ‘free Palestine’ as well as hitting out at musician Stormzy, calling him a ‘sell out.’
A representative for Casey has said: “Casey doesn’t have any comment at this time. I can confirm his phone was stolen and has been reported to the police.”
This weekend, Casey and Gabby had been celebrating their win by joining showbiz pals Tom and Molly Smith for a surprise party for at London hotspot, Sheesh.
Gabby took to Instagram to reveal her joy at finding out all her best friends had gathered in posh Mayfair to toast to her and Casey’s Love Island Victory.
The reigning All Stars champs looked delighted as they enjoyed yummy food and drank plenty of champers.
At one point Casey got up to do a speech and thank all his friends for being there.
In another clip, Gabby and her man can be seen pulling each other in for a smooch.
Other stars at the party included Messy Mitch and his girlfriend Hayley Griffin.The couple’s All Stars co-stars Tina Stinnes and Danielle Sellers were also there to toast to their victory.
Following Casey and Gabby’s big win the couple appeared on The Morning After podcast to speak to host and series five star Amy Hart.
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Amy, 31, said: “You’re about to have a little windfall into your bank – fifty grand, twenty five grand each, what are you going to spend it on?”
Gabby replied: “I didn’t even know that was a thing until just now! I didn’t know that’s what you won.”
Amy quizzed: “Did they ask for your bank details, like, ‘we’ll transfer you’.”
A stunned Gabby said: “Yeah! It was literally that.”
Revealing their plans for the winnings, Casey – who appeared as a bombshell on series nine and the first All-Stars spin-off before his late entrance this year – said: “We’ve got to go away.
“Somewhere nice. I think we’ll go to the Maldives.”
Happy with her man’s answer, Gabby nodded and added: “Sexy.”
She continued: “The first thing that came into my head was that I’d like to do something nice with my mum, take her on holiday as well.”
FOSTER Christian was convicted of the murders of Simon Gorecki and Natasha Sadler-Ellis in Canterbury in 2016.
Here we look at his life and crimes, as well as how long he was sentenced behind bars.
The tragic events unfolded on March 29, 2016, when a dispute over hot water at the accommodation they shared escalated into a violent confrontation.
Foster Christian claimed he acted in self-defence when he fatally stabbed Simon Gorecki, 48, and Natasha Sadler-Ellis, 40.
However, the investigation revealed that this was a deliberate act of murder.
During the attack, Christian also seriously injured Natasha’s 20-year-old son and another 16-year-old boy.
The violence of the assault was evident in the multiple stab wounds inflicted on the victims.
After the attack, Christian called the police and told the operator: “I’ve just been attacked in my house.’’
During the call, he could also be heard saying: ‘’[It was] one of my housemates Simon and his girlfriend and these boys.’’
‘’They’ve just come to my door and started an argument and then just started lashing into me. They were hitting me with beer cans and bottles.’’
Christian also admitted to ‘’grabbing’’ a knife during the attack.
Following the investigation, Det Ch Insp Nick Gossett, senior investigating officer explained: ‘’What started as an argument took a very serious turn with tragic consequences.
‘’Now two lives have been lost and many lives ruined.
“Although Christian never denied stabbing Miss Sadler-Ellis and Mr Gorecki it is clear from our investigation that this was not self defence, but murder.”
Following a three-week trial at Maidstone Crown Court, Christian was found guilty of two counts of murder and two counts of wounding.
In October 2016, he was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 30 years.
Judge Justice Stuart-Smith said at the time: “I accept there were tensions in the house. They were made worse when other residents had been drinking and became argumentative.
“Those tensions may explain why, when you made his shower go cold, Mr Gorecki swore at you and you swore back at him, instead of both of you reacting more calmly.
“Drink may have explained why Ms Sadler-Ellis got involved in the argument. But nothing – nothing at all – begins to justify what you did later.
“What you did was way over the top. It was literally a murderous attack on not just Mr Gorecki, who had a cider can but not a knife, and on Ms Sadler-Ellis, who was also unarmed.
“What you did went way beyond any possible bounds of reasonable self-defence.”
Judge Stuart-Smith added: “I don’t know if you have ever stopped pitying yourself or deludedly thinking you can justify what you did for long enough to consider the impact your knife attack has had.
“Not just on the people you killed and wounded, but on those affected by the loss of life you caused.’’
The murders of Simon Gorecki and Natasha Sadler-Ellis will feature in the Channel 5 crime series ’A Killer Makes a Call’ on Tuesday, February 25, 2025 at 10pm.
Previous episodes of the series are also available to stream on My5.
THE Pope wrote his resignation letter 12 years ago in case he became too ill to fulfil the holy role as he remains in a ‘critical’ state in hospital.
The Pontiff has spent 10 nights in Rome’s Gemelli Hospital where he has undergone blood transfusions and has been diagnosed with mild kidney failure and double pneumonia.
Over the weekend, The Vatican released updates about the 88-year-old’s condition confirming that he had worsened after a respiratory crisis on Saturday and was critically ill.
But the latest update on Monday said he “woke up and is continuing his therapies,” is “eating normally,” and “his mood is good.”
They added that he is not in any pain.
Though Pope Francis’s low platelet count and mild kidney failure are under control, the prognosis remains reserved, doctors previously said.
He was admitted to the hospital on February 14 after having breathing difficulties and was later diagnosed with double pneumonia.
In 2013, he took over as Pontiff from Pope Benedict XVI who shocked the world when he resigned – the first papal resignation in over 600 years.
Traditionally, Popes serve until they die.
But Francis revealed in 2022 that after just months of being in the role, he too would resign if his health left him unable to do the job justice.
In an interview, Francis said that he penned his resignation letter in case the time came and handed it to the Vatican secretary of state, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, about six months after he was elected.
He said at the time: “You have it. I don’t know to whom Cardinal Bertone may have given it, but I gave it to him when he was secretary of state.”
Pietro Parolin is the current Cardinal Secretary of State after taking over from Bertone in 2013 following the handover from Pope Benedict XVI to Francis.
The Pope’s frail health has fuelled speculation over a possible imminent resignation.
It came after two people close to the Pontiff claimed Francis had confided to them that he “might not make it this time”, according to a report by Politico.
The sources also apparently said the Pope is suffering from intense pain and is “tying up loose ends” before his successor.
Gianfranco Ravasi, the Vatican’s former Minister of Culture, has said Francis could abdicate if he felt unable to carry out his role.
The cardinal told Italian radio station RTL: “There is no doubt that the Pope could decide to resign if he found himself in a situation in which his ability to have direct contact with people and to communicate in an immediate, incisive and decisive manner was compromised.”
Ravasi continued: “Until now, the Pope has chosen to continue his activity even when he has had knee problems, for example.
“On that occasion, he said the famous phrase that one governs with the mind and not with the knee. The Pope has always had a tendency to fight and react.”
But the Vatican has firmly denied that Francis is contemplating resigning.
Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s Secretary of State, dismissed rumours in an interview with Corriere della Sera.
He said: “Speculation seems useless when what really matters is the health of Francis, his recovery, and return to the Vatican.”
The Holy See has continued to outweigh concerns over the Pope’s health with positive updates, describing him as “alert and well-oriented.”
The Vatican said he is “fully conscious, alert, eating, and working.”
He was well enough to attend Sunday Mass in his hospital apartment on Sunday alongside his doctors and nurses, a press release stated.
From his sickbed, he issued a heartfelt message thanking people for their love and prayers.
“I am confidently continuing my hospitalisation at the Gemelli Hospital, carrying on with the necessary treatment; and rest is also part of the therapy!” he said on Sunday.
“I sincerely thank the doctors and health workers of this hospital for the attention they are showing me and the dedication with which they carry out their service among the sick.”
He has been particularly touched by messages and drawings from children.
“In recent days I have received many messages of affection, and I have been particularly struck by the letters and drawings from children,” he added.
“Thank you for this closeness, and for the prayers of comfort I have received from all over the world! I entrust you all to the intercession of Mary, and I ask you to pray for me.”
By Patrick Harrington, foreign news reporter
If the Pope dies his passing must first be confirmed by the Chamberlain of the Catholic church – in the presence of the Papal Master of Ceremonies and other officials.
The Chamberlain then informs the cardinal vicar for Rome, who passes the news onto the city and the world.
After nine days of mourning, during which time the Pope is buried, the task of choosing a new leader arises.
All 252 cardinals will be summoned to Rome from around the world for the Papal election, called Conclave.
The new Pope is decided by a vote, which can be participated in by up to 115 cardinals.
The number is whittled down by excluding any cardinals over 80.
There are secret discussions between the cardinals about who would be a good successor.
Then voting begins in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel – and continues until a consensus is reached.
However, if there is still no consensus after 12 days, then a new Pope can be appointed with more than 50 per cent of the votes.
Locals are kept updated on the process by twice-daily plumes of smoke coming from the chapel.
Black smoke means the vote is still being deliberated, and when white smoke appears it means a decision has been reached.
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