Man charged in relation to death of Marguerita Sheridan in Rathkeale

By Gráinne Ní Aodha and Cillian Sherlock, PA

A man has been charged in connection with the death of a young mother in Co Limerick.

Marguerita “Maggie” Sheridan, aged in her 20s, died after a suspected hit-and-run incident at the entrance to a private property in Rathkeale on Saturday.

Ms Sheridan was taken to University Hospital Limerick, where she later died.

On Monday, gardaí said they had arrested a man in his 40s as part of the investigation into the incident.

He was detained at a Garda station in Limerick under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984.

Gardaí said on Tuesday a man had been charged in relation to the incident and is to appear before a special sitting of Limerick District Court.

A Christmas Eve vigil was held on Tuesday afternoon at the crib on the abbey grounds in Rathkeale for Ms Sheridan, who had given birth to a son just three weeks ago.