Tuam woman pleads guilty to dangerous driving causing mother's death

A 64-year-old Tuam woman has pleaded guilty to dangerous driving which led to the death of her mother last year.

Ann Shaughnessy, of 39 Tierboy appeared before Galway Circuit Criminal Court this week where she pleaded guilty to dangerous driving at Cloon Mór, Tuam on June 20 last year, which caused the death of her mother, Mary Shaughnessy.

Mr Paul Flannery SC defending, asked for sentencing to be adjourned so that a psychiatric report and a medical report could be obtained on his client.

Judge Rory McCabe agreed to adjourn sentence to July and directed the preparation of the relevant reports.