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A 16-YEAR-OLD GIRL who died in a hit-and-run in Navan, Co Meath has been named as Mia Lily Keogh O’Keefe.
The young girl was killed after being struck down while out walking with her dog on Saturday evening after 8pm on the Slane Road in the town.
The driver fled the scene but a man in his 20s has since been arrested by investigating gardaí.
In an update this morning, a garda spokesperson has confirmed that the man has been released without charge and a file will be prepared for the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions.
More than €21,000 has been raised on GoFundMe to support Mia Lily’s family after the teenager’s death.
It came as part of a horrific weekend on Ireland’s roads, with Mia Lily’s death one of seven over the past two days in crashes in Tyrone, Galway and Waterford.
A further six people were injured across the incidents.
PSNI officers searching at the scene near Moy in County Tyrone after three people died and four people were injured following a serious crash on the Armagh Road. Liam McBurney / PA
Liam McBurney / PA / PA
Two men and a woman killed in a tragic road crash in Co Tyrone have also been named.
Conor Quinn (31) from Coalisland, Co Tyrone, John Guy (48) who was originally from Dublin but living in Keady, Co Armagh, and 23-year-old Laura Hoy-Henry, from Cookstown, died following the collision close to Moy.
Four other people were also injured in the incident which involved three cars, a red BMW, a grey Volkswagen and a white Audi, at around 10.20pm on Saturday.
Four other people sustained injuries as a result of the crash.
Fatal crashes in Galway and Waterford
At around the same time as Mia Lily’s death on Saturday night, a woman in her 80s also died following a single-vehicle collision in Eyrecourt, Co Galway.
Gardaí are appealing for anyone who was travelling in the area between 7:30pm and 8:30pm to make any footage available to investigators.
In Waterford, a man and a woman in their 40s died after their car was involved in a crash with a van near Tramore on Saturday.
They have been named locally as husband and wife Brian and Grace Frisby, who were from Waterford but had been living near Naas, Co Kildare.
Local councillor in Waterford Donal Barry told The Journal that the Frisby family was well known from their days growing up in Newport Square in Waterford, who would still have many family and social connections to the area.
“They’re a highly respected and well-known family in the city centre of Waterford and our thoughts go out to them all at this sad time,” Barry said.
Gardaí and emergency services were alerted to the incident at Robin Hill involving a van and a car, at midday.
A man in his 50s and a male juvenile were in the van and were taken to University Hospital Waterford for treatment of injuries believed to be non life-threatening.
‘Difficult year’ for road safety
The Road Safety Authority (RSA) has expressed “deep sadness and concern” following the fatal collisions across the island of Ireland over the weekend.
The RSA said these tragedies “come against the backdrop of a difficult year for road safety”.
There were 190 deaths on Irish roads in 2025, up from 175 the year before.
The RSA said the loss of life on road this weekend is a “stark reminder that the risk of serious and fatal collisions remains ever-present for all road users”.
Michael Rowland, Director of Research, Standards, and Assurance for the RSA remarked that “any loss of life on our roads is one too many” and added that “our thoughts are with their families and loved ones at this incredibly difficult time”.
The RSA meanwhile has urged all road users to “exercise care and responsibility when travelling”, particularly during weekends when traffic volumes can increase and over longer distances or unfamiliar routes.
