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Man Dies After Car Goes Into Water in Co Cork

Gardaí are investigating the cause of the fatal crash and have appealed for witnesses or dash-cam footage from Conna Road between Dec 19 night and Dec 20 morning.

  • On Saturday, a man in his 30s died after his car entered the River Bride near the Conna Road R628, Co. Cork, with Gardaí arriving shortly before 10am and pronouncing him dead at the scene.
  • Returning from work at Ballincurrig Care Centre, Leamlara, Thomas's car skidded off the road during heavy rain on the night of Friday, 19/12/2025.
  • A member of the public who raised the alarm shortly before 10am on Saturday and local divers, volunteers, and Gardaí located the car after nearly 14 hours of searching on 20/12/2025.
  • Gardaí have appealed for dash-cam footage from road users on Conna Road between 10:00pm Friday 19th and 10:00am Saturday 20th, asking them to contact Fermoy Garda Station or the Garda Confidential Line, while the road remains closed pending investigation.
  • Friends and neighbours set up a GoFundMe campaign that raised more than €6,000 within three hours to assist Ruby Kuriakose and their children in Ballynoe, Co Cork.
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corkbeo.ie broke the news in on Saturday, December 20, 2025.
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