Niamh Chawke, 37, died when her car skidded off the road and struck a tree in the town of Dubbo, New South Wales, about 300km north of Sydney.
Her remains will be removed to Daffy's Funeral Home on Friday night at 5:30pm, with her funeral Mass tak
ing place at 1.30pm the following day, at St Nessan's Church, Raheen
The only occupant of the car, it is believed Ms Chawke – originally from the Gouldavoher Estate in Dooradoyle – had lived and worked in Australia for a number of years as a teacher.
She is survived by her parents, John, a former catering manager at Aer Rianta in Shannon, and Anne, a retired nurse who was based at St John's Hospital.
She also leaves behind partner Jamie, brothers Andrew and Sean, sister Aine, and sister-in-law Adena.
Ms Chawke had several distant relatives in the city, including the Gleeson family, proprietors of the Spar shop in Catherine Street, and Steve Gleeson, who owns Gleeson's Sports Store in Upper William Street.
Ms Chawke was also a cousin of the well-known Limerick-born publican – and friend of ex-Taoiseach Bertie Ahern – Charlie Chawke.
Three other Irish people were killed on Australia's roads in the same week. They were Gerard Duggan, his brother Paul, and Diarmuid Aldun, all 26 and from Dublin.
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