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Wednesday, 19th November, 2025. Vol. 18, Issue 47 • 9A, Crowe Street, Dundalk, Co. Louth Tel: 042 932 0888 | Email: editorial@dundalkleader.com; advertising@dundalkleader.com
HEARTBREAK
Five killed in horror crash
Alan McCluskey, age 23, Chloe Hipson, age Drumconrath. Lanarkshire, Scotland
By Paul Byrne
TRIBUTES have been paid to Chloe McGee, 23, and Shay Duffy, 21, both from Carrickmacross, County Monaghan; Alan McCluskey, 23, from
21, Chloe McGee, age 23, Dylan Commins, age 23, Shay Duffy, age Carrickmacross. Ardee. Carrickmacross.
Drumconrath, County Meath; Dylan Commins, 23, from Ardee, County Louth, and Chloe Hipson, 21, from Lanarkshire in Scotland who all tragically lost their lives on Saturday evening following a fatal two vehicle crash on the
Ardee Road (L3168) at Gibstown. The crash happened shortly after 9pm in an accident involving a Volkswagen Golf and a Toyota Landcruiser. Five of the six people in the Volkswagen Golf died while the sixth remains in
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hospital where he is being treated for non-life threatening injuries. A man and a woman who were travelling in the Toyota Landcruiser were also brought to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
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