Woman, 40s, arrested by gardaí investigating fatal Glanmire collision
Sheila Dunne died following the single-vehicle collision that occurred on February 11, 2024.
A woman has been arrested by gardaí investigating the death of a woman following a road crash near Cork City two months ago.
Gardaí said the woman, aged in her 40s, is being detained under the provisions of Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at a Cork Garda station for questioning about the incident near Glanmire on February 11.
She can be detained for questioning for up to 24 hours.
Sheila Dunne, a mother of two in her 50s, died following the single-vehicle collision.
Ms Dunne died in hospital after the vehicle in which she was travelling with a second woman crashed at Sarsfield Court, Glanmire on February 11.
The SUV was found lying on the driver’s side.
Members of the Cork City Fire Service had to use cutting equipment to access the women.
Ms Dunne was rushed in critical condition to Cork University Hospital, where she died two days later.
The other woman who was in the car was not seriously injured in the crash.
While Ms Dunne is understood to have been found on the driver’s seat side of the vehicle, the nature of some of her injuries led to garda suspicions about whether she may have actually been a passenger in the vehicle at the time of the crash.
Gardaí at Glanmire Garda Station have been investigating the incident since, which involved an extensive trawl through hours of CCTV footage.
In a statement on Thursday, gardaí confirmed an arrest in the case.
Ms Dunne’s late husband, well-known local DJ Ted Dunne, died three years ago.
Ms Dunne was described as “pure and beautiful” and “the most amazing human I ever had the privilege to know” by people who knew her.
“Sheila touched the lives of so many during her time here on earth. Her kindness and regard for others was outstanding,” one mourner wrote on RIP.ie following her death.
