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Waterford Woman killed in motorsport event named

Waterford Woman killed in motorsport event named

The motorsport driver who was killed following an accident in Co Waterford on St Stephen's Day has been named as Mairead D'arcy from Stradbally.

Mairead, who was 30, was the secretary for Waterford Raceway. She died while competing in the ladies' race event at the track at the Pike near Dungarvan on Monday.

In a post on Waterford Raceway's facebook page, the club said "Mairead loved motorsport and lived for each and every race day, she was the life and soul of the club, always smiling, always bubbly, so kind and forever beautiful".

Her funeral will take place in Stradbally on Friday morning at 11.

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Gardai are investigating the incident.

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