"My beautiful baby"- NI councillor's heartbreak after daughter dies in crash

Co Down councillor tribute to 'beautiful baby' after daughter dies in crash

Jarlath Tinnelly confirmed his daughter Aoife passed away at age 24

"My beautiful baby"- NI councillor's heartbreak after daughter dies in crash

Colleagues from Newry, Mourne and Down Council have paid tribute to Aoife Tinnelly who died following a crash in Kilkeel on Monday evening

Aoife Tinnelly: 'An entire community is heartbroken and in mourning' after shock death of 'My beautiful baby Aoife – 21/10/2001 - 20/04/2026’

The woman in her 20s who died following a two-vehicle road traffic collision in Kilkeel yesterday evening, Monday 20th April, has been named.

‘My beautiful baby’: Heartbreak for councillor as daughter passes away in Kilkeel road collision

A young woman who died following a two-vehicle collision in Kilkeel has been named locally as 24-year-old Aoife Tinnelly. Aoife was the daughter of Newry, Mourne and Down District councillor, Jarlath Tinnelly. In an emotional post on social media, Cllr Tinnelly wrote: “My beautiful baby Aoife ♥️🪽 21/10/2001 – 20/04/2026.” The fatal crash happened on the Newry Road in Kilkeel shortly before 6.30pm on Monday, April 20. Police said the collision i…