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File photo of the R361 road between Frenchpark and Boyle, where the overnight accident occurred. Google Maps

Teenager killed, and four others injured, in Roscommon crash

A 17-year-old boy is killed when the car he was sharing with four other males went into a ditch overnight.

A 17-YEAR-OLD BOY has been killed, and four other teenagers injured, after a motor accident in Co Roscommon overnight.

The five males were travelling in a car that struck a ditch on the R361 Frenchpark to Boyle road at about 1:20am.

The four surviving passengers, including the car’s driver, received only minor injuries.

The stretch of road has been closed, pending the completion of a forensic examination, and local traffic diversions are in place.

Gardaí have asked witnesses to contact Boyle Garda station at (071) 9664620, the Garda Confidential line at 1800 666 111, or any Garda station.

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    Mute sparky
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    Mar 18th 2016, 9:04 PM

    Why is he seeking legal advice..he got elected..move on, there are more pressing issues that he should be concerned about.

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    Mute Charlie Melia
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    Apr 24th 2016, 8:25 AM

    Pure rubbish story…. Happens regularly on Youtube….. This shows Heydon is a publicity hoor thats all

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    Mute Paul Mc
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    Mar 18th 2016, 8:58 PM

    A video made by gombeens for gombeens, it won’t be missed.

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    Mute Chris Jordan
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    Mar 18th 2016, 8:43 PM

    “TD’s blatant copyright infringement forces removal of YouTube video.” That would be the headline had this been a Sinn Fein candidate. Hugh, you really are so wonderfully predictable..

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    Mute Jarrett moon
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    Mar 18th 2016, 9:03 PM

    What a wonderful victim you are #rosaforceisstronnginthisreturd..

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    Mute Omar Batistuta
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    Mar 18th 2016, 8:44 PM

    Arrogant mullah pig thinking copyright laws don’t apply to him

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    Mute Watchful Axe
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    Mar 19th 2016, 1:33 AM

    The hubris, they think they’re in FF.

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    Mute Matthew Lightfoot
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    Mar 18th 2016, 8:47 PM

    It was terrible anyway.

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    Mute Luke Sarpish
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    Mar 18th 2016, 8:48 PM

    It was a complete rip off. Nothing slick about it either.

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    Mute Ted Murray
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    Mar 18th 2016, 9:02 PM

    I think the slick was from the oil leaking out of the sump.

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    Mute jenni
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    Mar 18th 2016, 8:40 PM

    It should be blocked everywhere!..but its like the old kit kat ad..you cant sing, you cant dance, you cant act…you’re hired.

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    Mute jane
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    Mar 18th 2016, 8:57 PM

    Is there such thing as a wildly popular election video?

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    Mute Ted Murray
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    Mar 18th 2016, 9:16 PM

    Only in North Korea.

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    Mute Richard Doherty
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    Mar 18th 2016, 8:49 PM

    Fine gael get their policies from the past maby the need to look to the future

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    Mute NO 2 FF/FG/LAB
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    Mar 18th 2016, 8:49 PM

    Good, the video does a diservice to the movie

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    Mute Michael Kavanagh
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    Mar 18th 2016, 10:57 PM

    Lighten up folks …….. the gaiety of the nation was mildly enhanced for a little while …….. where’s the harm.in that !?! Shure ain’t the Healy Raes ripping off at least two councillor characters from ‘Hall’s Pictorial Weekly’ and providing the closest thing to a Darby O’Gilll remake as we’ll ever see !?!

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    Mute Gavin Lawler
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    Mar 18th 2016, 9:22 PM

    Embarrassed it cost €345 and for the people of south Kildare to be represented by this idiocy

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    Mute Kerry Blake
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    Mar 18th 2016, 8:45 PM

    Does anyone care? Show’s his value elected thanks to copying a film from the 80′s?

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    Mute Meelick Change
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    Mar 18th 2016, 9:26 PM

    Absolutely shocking Bullshit!!!!

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    Mute James Kelly
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    Mar 19th 2016, 12:16 AM

    So many keyboard warriors criticising a quirky fun video. What have they done for Kildare?

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    Mute Ted Logan
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    Mar 18th 2016, 9:37 PM

    I called it back when the video first came out. I’m surprised it took this long for Universal to get it pulled.

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    Mute Brian Capture
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    Mar 18th 2016, 9:41 PM

    Someone from Universal should hold him down and take a dump in his mouth. He’d soon change his attitude to copyright then.

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    Mute John Power
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    Mar 18th 2016, 9:11 PM

    A miĺlion or so refugees or 70 odd million turks and europe chooses 70 million turks with visa free travel

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    Mute paul compton
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    Mar 19th 2016, 6:58 AM

    It’s a bit of fun, I enjoyed it. A lot of people seem very concerned with copyright all of a sudden, I assume all of you above have never downloaded music or bought a dodgy dvd.

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    Mute Jho Harris
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    Mar 19th 2016, 8:12 AM

    Perhaps some people have downloaded or bought dodgy stuff but not as a means to get them a € 92,000 + a year job. It was awful and unlawful. Thankfully it has been taken down so the tourism industry can breath a sigh of relief.

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    Mute Jessica Fuller
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    Mar 19th 2016, 6:37 AM

    It didn’t cost €345 to make…he didn’t do his sums… He forgot to include prep time, personnel time, equipment, prop hire, insurance, rights – music, location, props, video platform costs, post production etc etc etc as well as the €60k pr… Tut tut …

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    Mute Charlie Melia
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    Apr 24th 2016, 8:35 AM

    As we’ve found out. Fine Gael arent very good with sums…. Anything over national school mathematics is beyond even their brightest seemingly… Michael Noonan

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    Mute whitecross
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    Mar 20th 2016, 5:16 PM

    The video was as bad as Hayden is ,A two face party hack that topped the pole in Kildare South by doing nothing ,saying nothing and keeping the seat safe .The well off and of course the farmers came out to vote for their own while 45% of the electorate never voted ,Irish people get what the deserve , when the poorer and working class whinge and moan but would not bother their arse to vote ,

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