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'A very well known and loved individual' - popular Strokestown man died after Longford crash

Apr 30, 2026 07:44
By Eoghan Murphy
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'A very well known and loved individual' - popular Strokestown man died after Longford crash

The man in his 80s was struck by a car on Earl Street on Tuesday morning and was critically injured.

The man who died after a crash in Longford town was popular Strokestown man John Ross.

The man in his 80s was struck by a car on Earl Street on Tuesday morning and was critically injured.

He was brought to Beaumont Hospital, where he was pronounced dead on Tuesday evening.

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Former politician Eugene Murphy, from Strokestown, is paying tribute:

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