"Aoife Lennon was driving when her car collided with a lorry on the N2 in Castleshane around 2.45pm on Wednesday. Emergency services were called but Ms Lennon died at the scene. She was from Derrynoose, Co Armagh, and the wife of a local member of An Garda Síochána. Ms Lennon was well known in Armagh sporting circles, having won Ulster and All-Ireland titles at junior level."
"Paying tribute, the secretary of Armagh Ladies Football Association Emma Oliver said ''Everyone in Armagh LGFA is deeply saddened to learn of the tragic passing of our former player Aoife Lennon, R.I.P. "Aoife was part of our Junior All Ireland winning team in 2005 and Ulster winning team in 2004. "We would like to send our condolences to Aoife's wife Karen, parent's Seamus and Adele, brothers Patrick and Sean, her nieces, nephews and wider family circle."
"a burial mass will take place on Saturday at 2pm in St Mochua's Church Derrynoose. Meanwhile, gardaí are urging anyone who may have witnessed the accident to get in touch. A spokesperson said: "Any road users who may have camera footage (including dash-cam) and were travelling in the area between 2:30pm and 2:50pm on Wednesday September 10, are asked to make this footage available to investigating Gardaí.""
Aoife Lennon died after her car collided with a lorry on the N2 in Castleshane around 2.45pm. Emergency services attended but she died at the scene. She was from Derrynoose, Co Armagh, and married to a member of An Garda Síochána. Ms Lennon had won Ulster and All-Ireland junior titles and was well known in local sporting circles. Armagh Ladies Football Association and Derrynoose GAC sent condolences to her family and teammates. The wake will be open to the public at her home and a burial mass will take place on Saturday at 2pm. Gardaí have asked witnesses or road users with camera footage between 2:30pm and 2:50pm on September 10 to contact them.
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