Speeding killed my parents, with Claire Corkery

The Deirdre O'Shaughnessy Podcast · Apr 28, 2026 · 38m

Tom Corkery was from Coachford in County Cork – an accountant who had done well in England after a lifetime of hard work, he was looking forward to retirement. Sue, his wife, had been a paediatric nurse.Both in their sixties, they were planning a retirement of travel and adventure when in January 2024 while out walking a friend’s dog on a country lane, they were hit by a BMW SUV travelling at 87mph, or 140km.“My mum was 68. My dad was 61. I think they were described as elderly in some of the press coverage - far from it. You know, my mum would be furious at being described as elderly. She was…