The family of a young woman injured in a serious assault in County Tipperary are asking people to pray for her recovery.
The woman, who’s aged in her twenties, was airlifted by a Coast Guard Rescue Helicopter to University Hospital Limerick and has since been transferred by paramedics to the head trauma unit at Cork University Hospital where she remains in a critical condition.
The incident happened shortly before 5:30pm on Saturday on the R494 at Birdhill.
A technical examination of the scene has taken place but Gardaí say investigations are continuing and they’re appealing to anybody who saw what happened or who has footage to contact them.
In particular they’re keen to get information on the movements of two vehicles, a grey 162 Ford Transit van and a blue 161 Volkswagen Touran people carrier, travelling in convoy or driving dangerously between 4.30pm and 5.30pm on Saturday 21st March 2026 in and around Birdhill village, the townlands of Cooleen, Crag Cross, Shower Cross, Kylebeg, Annaholty and Thornhill, all in Co. Tipperary.
They’re also asking people to not to share any of the footage online.
