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The Irish Sun
13 hours ago
- General
- The Irish Sun
‘A horrendous tragedy' – Tributes pour in for man killed in Roscommon fire as plans to adapt home for partner revealed
TRIBUTES are being paid to a devoted partner who died in a horror house fire in Roscommon on Wednesday evening. Tragic Des Deegan, 72, who died in a blaze at a home in The Oaks, Frenchpark, Co 2 Alice Hetherton suffered a bleed on the brain and an aneurysm in May 2023 Credit: gofundme Emergency services attended the scene after a report shortly before 7pm on Wednesday evening. It is understood that the fire completely destroyed the And it is still unclear what caused the fire. Mr Deegan, who is originally from Read more in News His body was removed and taken to Roscommon and Galway TD Claire Kerrane took to social media to pay tribute to the devoted partner. She said: "Terrible news confirmed this morning that a gentleman has died in the house fire. A horrendous tragedy. "May his gentle soul rest in peace. As a community, I know we will rally around to support in any way we can. Most read in Irish News "Des Deegan was one of the nicest people I've met as part of my work. It was always a pleasure to deal with him. "My deepest condolences to his beloved partner and to his family." Jay Slater's mum had 'never even heard of GoFundMe' - but now is getting abused constantly over £72k fund Locals added that Mr Deegan was a devoted partner to Alice Hetherton, 63, who suffered a bleed on the brain and an aneurysm in May 2023. She has been in rehabilitation for the past two years. Mr Deegan had launched a fundraiser to help with the financial burden of bringing Alice home. The Some €6,953 has been raised so far with over 101 donations. The couple have met in London but had lived at Frenchpark for the past 25 years. Mr Deegan wrote at the time: "I've started this fundraiser on behalf of my partner Alice Hetherton, formerly of Oldcastle Co "Alice is 63 years old, she has worked all her life caring for others as a care worker in hospitals and nursing homes across the "Ironically Alice finds herself now in need of the support she has given to others." He continued: " "The Surgeon noted it was one of the worst cases he had seen. "Alice has been in rehabilitation for the past two years. Her mobility is very restricted and she will require continued home supports and therapies. "Alice is frustrated that the care she is currently receiving in a nursing home could equally be carried out at home." No funeral arrangements have been made as yet. 2 Des Deegan who died in a house fire at a house in Roscommon on Wednesday evening
Sunday World
13 hours ago
- Sunday World
Pensioner who died in Roscommon house fire overnight is named locally
The man who has been named locally as Des Deegan (72) died in a fire at a house in The Oaks housing estate, Frenchpark, Co Roscommon. Des Deegan (72) died in a fire at a house in The Oaks housing estate Tributes are being paid to a devoted partner who died in a Roscommon house fire overnight. The man who has been named locally as Des Deegan (72) died in a fire at a house in The Oaks housing estate, Frenchpark, Co Roscommon. Emergency services were called to the house in an estate shortly before 7pm on Wednesday evening June 18th. Locals said that Mr Deegan, who was originally from Dublin, was a devoted partner to Alice Hetherton (63). The couple had lived at French Park for the past 25 years having met in London and lived in Kerry for a number of years previously. Tragically, Ms Hetherton suffered a serious bleed on the brain and an aneurysm in 2023 and, as a result, was admitted to a nursing home in the area in July 2024. Mr Deegan had launched a campaign locally to adapt the house and bring her home and had set up a Go-fundme page in April of this year. Locals say he had spoken on local radio about his campaign on a number of occasions. Des Deegan (72) died in a fire at a house in The Oaks housing estate News in 90 Seconds - June 20th Speaking at the time he said: 'I've started this fundraiser on behalf of my partner Alice Hetherton, formerly of Oldcastle Co Meath. "Alice is 63 years old, she has worked all her life caring for others as a care worker in hospitals and nursing homes across the UK and Ireland. "Ironically, Alice finds herself now in need of the support she has given to others''. To date the fundraiser has raised almost €7,000. In a statement Gardai said Fire services extinguished the blaze and the body of a man was recovered. His remains were removed from the scene to University Hospital Galway, where a post-mortem examination will be carried out. The scene remains sealed off for a technical examination. It is unclear what caused the fire, with witnesses reporting an explosion just before the blaze broke out. No funeral arrangements have been made as yet.
The Journal
a day ago
- The Journal
Man killed after explosion and fire at house in Co Roscommon named locally as Des Deegan (72)
LAST UPDATE | 1 hr ago TRIBUTES ARE BEING paid to a devoted partner who died in a Roscommon house fire overnight. The man has been named locally as Des Deegan, aged 72. The fire happened at a housing estate on the Boyle Road near Frenchpark village, which is around 30km north of Roscommon town. Gardaí and emergency services responded to the scene. Gardaí were made aware of the incident at 7.15pm, a spokesperson said, and the fire was extinguished by fire services. Emergency services are understood to have responded to reports very quickly. Roscommon County Council said fire units from Ballaghaderreen and Boyle Fire Stations numbering 20 personnel responded to the scene. Gardaí, ambulance staff and an air ambulance also attended the scene. Specialist excavation equipment was used at the scene to assist in emergency operations. Smoke from the blaze could be seen from a great distance away, and it is understood that local residents heard an explosion immediately before the fire. The aftermath of the blaze today. Courtesy of Shannonside FM Courtesy of Shannonside FM The scene remains sealed off for technical examinations and enquiries are ongoing. Gardaí are investigating to determine the cause of the fire, which is not yet known. Locals said that Mr Deegan, who was originally from Dublin, was a devoted partner to Alice Hetherton (63). The couple had lived at French Park for the past 25 years having met in London and lived in Kerry for a number of years previously. Tragically, Ms Hetherton suffered a serious bleed on the brain and an aneurysm in 2023 and as a result was admitted to a nursing home in the area in July 2024. Mr Deegan had launched a campaign locally to adapt the house and bring her home and had set up a Go-fundme page in April of this year. Advertisement Locals say he had spoken on local radio about his campaign on a number of occasions. To date the fundraiser has raised almost €7,000. 'Terrible tragedy' Independent councillor for the area Micheál Frain, who is also the station officer at Ballaghaderreen Fire Brigade, described last night's incident as a 'tragic event', adding that news of the blaze has been difficult for the town of Frenchpark. He said his thoughts and prayers are with the man's family and the 'great community' of Frenchpark. Fellow local councillor Valerie Byrne said the news of the event has 'shocked everyone' and described the event as a 'terrible tragedy'. She also extended her condolences to the man's family. Independent Ireland MEP Ciarán Mullooly said last night that his 'heart goes out to all those affected by this horrific blaze'. A number of adjoining properties suffered structural and roof damage as a result of the fire. One neighbour, Bernard Finley, told Virgin Media News that the explosion 'rattled the whole village'. 'It basically broke the front part of my house nearly off,' he said, adding that debris from the deceased's home had struck the front of his home, despite being a good 60 metres away. 'It was crazy. That's all I can say,' Finley said. 'I'm still in shock over it. I haven't slept much last night thinking about the poor man.' Frenchpark parish priest Fr Michael Donnelly told Virgin Media News that he felt 'pure numbness, but yet, feeling lucky'. He said the green around the estate is always full of children and said it was fortunate that there had only been one fatality from the incident. With reporting by Sean Ryan, Muiris Ó Cearbhaill and Jane Moore Readers like you are keeping these stories free for everyone... A mix of advertising and supporting contributions helps keep paywalls away from valuable information like this article. Over 5,000 readers like you have already stepped up and support us with a monthly payment or a once-off donation. Learn More Support The Journal
NBC Sports
4 days ago
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Motocross 2025 250 results, highlights, finish at Thunder Valley: Haiden Deegan completes third sweep
At High Point Raceway in Mount Morris, Pennsylvania, Haiden Deegan swept the weekend motos for the third time this season to extend his Pro Motocross and SuperMotocross Championship points lead. Deegan swept the first two weekends, but last week, Chance Hymas reset the bar with a perfect weekend. Not to be outdone, Deegan led all 33 laps of the two races, but failed to match Hymas' feat of earning both holeshots. Nate Thrasher earned the holeshot in Moto 1; Tom Vialle held that distinction in Moto 2. Of primary importance was the championship standings. Deegan now holds a 42-point lead over Jo Shimoda in Pro Motocross and a 100-point advantage over him in the combined SuperMotocross 250 standings. Click here for a recap of High Point Vialle has had an erratic season, and when he finished fourth in Moto 1, it appeared that would continue into the High Point weekend. He lost the lead in the second race, but firmly held onto a podium position and passed Hymas for second on the final lap. With those results, Vialle earned his second Nationals podium of 2025 after finishing 4-3 for third overall in the season opener in Pala, California. Levi Kitchen was third overall at High Point, but it was a tale of two motos. He rode to a solid second-place finish in Moto 1 before struggling to finish sixth in the second race. Fortunately for him, the next three riders were equally erratic. Relive Moto 1 Hymas had a strong start to his weekend with fast times in both qualification sessions, but he failed to live up to expectations when the gate dropped. A horrible start of 13th in Moto 1 forced him to ride through the pack, and he showed speed by climbing to fifth. He slotted into second on Lap 1 of Moto 2, but never seriously challenged the leader and lost that position with one lap remaining. Fifth place belonged to Garrett Marchbanks. No one would have given low odds for that happening after he finished seventh in Moto 1, but his fourth-place finish in the second race tied him in points with Shimoda. Marchbanks finished one position ahead of the Japanese rider to earn the tiebreaker. Shimoda showed consistency with a 6-5 to finish just outside the top five in sixth. Seth Hammaker had a solid start to the afternoon with his podium finish (third) in Moto 1. He faded in the second race and finished 14th, spoiling what had been a strong day. Here are the 250 Motocross results, lap times, and points standings after Round 4 at High Point in Mount Morris, Pennsylvania: Overall Results Moto 1 Results Fastest Sector Times Individual Lap Times Detailed Lap Times Moto 2 Results Fastest Sector Times Individual Lap Times Detailed Lap Times 250 MX Rider Points 250 SuperMotocross Points Manufacturer Points Here is the finishing order of Round 3 in Thunder Valley (points earners): 1. Haiden Deegan, Yamaha [1-1] 2. Tom Vialle, KTM [4-2] 3. Levi Kitchen, Kawasaki [2-6] 4. Chance Hymas, Honda [5-3] 5. Garrett Marchbanks, Kawasaki [7-4] 6. Jo Shimoda, Honda [6-5] 7. Seth Hammaker, Kawasaki [3-14] 8. Casey Cochran, GasGas [11-9] 9. Nate Thrasher, Yamaha [10-10] 10. Jalek Swoll, Triumph [14-8] 11. Mikkel Haarup, Triumph [19-7] 12. Maximus Vohland, Yamaha [13-13] 13. Ty Masterpool, Kawasaki [9-17] 14. Jordon Smith, Triumph [12-16] 15. Michael Mosiman, Yamaha [8-20] 16. Ryder DiFrancesco, GasGas [21-11] 17. Dilan Schwartz, Yamaha [40-12] 18. Kayden Minear, Yamaha [20-15] 19. Avery Long, KTM [17-18] 20. Julien Beaumer, KTM [15-40] 21. Drew Adams, Kawasaki [16-35] 22. Austin Forkner, Triumph [18-37] 23. Gavin Towers, Honda [24-19] 24. Lux Turner, KTM [27-21] Motocross Results Pala 450 Results | 250 Results Hangtown 450 Results | 250 Results Supercross Results Anaheim 1 450 Results | 250W Results San Diego 450 Results | 250W Results Anaheim 2 450 Results | 250W Results Glendale 450 Results | 250W Results Tampa 450 Results | 250E Results Detroit 450 Results | 250E Results Arlington 450 Results | 250W Results Daytona 450 Results | 250E Results Indianapolis 450 Results | 250 E/W Results Birmingham 450 Results | 250E Results Seattle 450 Results | 250W Results Foxborough 450 Results | 250E Results Philadelphia 450 Results | 250 E/W Results New Jersey 450 Results | 250E Results Pittsburgh 450 Results | 250E Results Denver 450 Results | 250W Results Salt Lake City 450 Results | 250 E/W Results More SuperMotocross News High Point 450 Results Jett Lawrence wins High Point overall; Eli Tomac takes Moto 2 Haiden Deegan shrugs off last week, sweeps High Point Jett Lawrence stalls in High Point Moto 1, recovers, wins Haiden Deegan wins High Point 250 Moto 1, restarts streak High Point 450 Qualification | 250 Qualification Cameron McAdoo update High Point Betting Preview Reid Taylor to make debut at High Point Trevor Colip recovering after stroke
NBC Sports
09-06-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Motocross 2025 250 results, highlights, finish at Thunder Valley: Chance Hymas sweeps
For the third consecutive race, a rider swept the moto wins as another finished second in both, but in a twist, it was Chance Hymas with the pair of wins on his way to the overall victory at Thunder Valley Motocross Park in Lakewood, Colorado. In addition to sweeping the motos, Hymas was fastest in both qualification sessions, holeshotted both motos, and led every lap of the round to score a perfect weekend. This was his second overall Pro Motocross victory, and it was starkly different from his first, when Hymas finished 4-1 last year in the RedBud Nationals, narrowly beating Ty Masterpool. Click here for a recap of Thunder Valley Hymas' domination put an end to Haiden Deegan's perfect season in Moto 1. The box score showed Deegan 45.677 seconds behind Hymas at the end of Moto 1, but that does not tell the whole story. At the halfway point, Deegan posted his fastest lap of the race with a 2:13.091, which was 1.5 seconds quicker than the leader, Hymas. He continued to close the gap until he had the leader in sight, but there was a cost to that speed. Deegan's bike began to smoke, and he nearly fell into the clutches of Garrett Marchbanks and Masterpool on the final lap. Deegan finished second in Moto 2 as well for second overall. After finishing eighth in Moto 1, Levi Kitchen did not believe he had a shot at the overall podium. He admitted as much in the post-race news conference, but riders dig deep when they are challenged, and Kitchen scored a hard-fought third-place finish in Moto 2. Relive Moto 1 On the opposite side of the coin, Marchbanks must have liked his chances for the overall podium after finishing third in Moto 1. As well as that race treated him, Moto 2 was the polar opposite, and Marchbanks replicated his teammate Kitchen's first race effort of eighth. Despite earning the same number of points, Marchbanks was pushed back to fourth via the tiebreaker. Every position matters. Tom Vialle demonstrated consistency in both motos, finishing sixth in the first race and fifth in Moto 2. In the closing laps of the second race, he was embroiled in a battle with Jo Shimoda for fourth. Had he secured the position, he would have earned the same amount of points as Kitchen and Marchbanks to secure the overall podium. Shimoda had a tall hill to climb after finishing ninth in Moto 1. His fourth-place finish in the second race elevated him to sixth overall. Here are the 250 Motocross results, lap times, and points standings after Round 3 at Thunder Valley in Lakewood, Colorado: Overall Results Moto 1 Results Fastest Sector Times Individual Lap Times Detailed Lap Times Moto 2 Results Fastest Sector Times Individual Lap Times Detailed Lap Times 250 MX Rider Points 250 SuperMotocross Points Manufacturer Points Here is the finishing order of Round 3 in Thunder Valley (points earners): 1. Chance Hymas, Honda [1-1] 2. Haiden Deegan, Yamaha [2-2] 3. Levi Kitchen, Kawasaki [8-3] 4. Garrett Marchbanks, Kawasaki [3-8] 5. Tom Vialle, KTM [6-5] 6. Jo Shimoda, Honda [9-4] 7. Casey Cochran, GasGas [13-6] 8. Dilan Schwartz, Yamaha [10-10] 9. Mikkel Haarup, Triumph [7-13] 10. Ty Masterpool, Kawasaki [4-16] 11. Maximus Vohland, Yamaha [12-9] 12. Jordon Smith, Triumph [14-11] 13. Drew Adams, Kawasaki [5-34] 14. Michael Mosiman, Yamaha [38-7] 15. Ryder DiFrancesco, GasGas [15-14] 16. Kayden Minear, Yamaha [18-12] 17. Julien Beaumer, KTM [16-15] 18. Austin Forkner, Triumph [11-20] 19. Nate Thrasher, Yamaha [19-18] 20. Lance Kobusch, Honda [21-17] 21. Lux Turner, KTM [17-39] 22. Cole Timboe, Yamaha [26-19] 23. Avery Long, KTM [20-38] 24. Gavin Towers, Honda [23-21] Motocross Results Pala 450 Results | 250 Results Hangtown 450 Results | 250 Results Supercross Results Anaheim 1 450 Results | 250W Results San Diego 450 Results | 250W Results Anaheim 2 450 Results | 250W Results Glendale 450 Results | 250W Results Tampa 450 Results | 250E Results Detroit 450 Results | 250E Results Arlington 450 Results | 250W Results Daytona 450 Results | 250E Results Indianapolis 450 Results | 250 E/W Results Birmingham 450 Results | 250E Results Seattle 450 Results | 250W Results Foxborough 450 Results | 250E Results Philadelphia 450 Results | 250 E/W Results New Jersey 450 Results | 250E Results Pittsburgh 450 Results | 250E Results Denver 450 Results | 250W Results Salt Lake City 450 Results | 250 E/W Results More SuperMotocross News Thunder Valley 450 Results Lachlan Turner wins WMX Thunder Valley Chance Hymas earns second MX win Jett Lawrence sweeps Thunder valley Chance Hymas ends Deegan's perfect season, winning Moto 1 Jett Lawrence wins Moto 1, pressured by Aaron Plessinger Kayden Minear qualifies 12th in MX debut Thunder Valley 450 Quals | 250 Quals Thunder Valley WMX on Saturday, broadcast on Peacock Thunder Valley Preview
