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	The parents of a four-year-old boy killed by a drunk driver have called for tougher sentences in drink-driving cases.</p>
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	Gillian and Ronan Treacy lost their son Ciaran when a vehicle crossed the white line and ploughed into their car.</p>
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	The head-on collision occurred in April 2014 as Gillian was returning home to Portarlington with the couple&#39;s sons, Ciaran and Sean, after spending a day with their grandparents in Stradbally, Co Laois.</p>
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	Ronan said there needs to be a &quot;fairer way&quot; of dealing with drunk drivers.</p>
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	&quot;Whether it be tougher sentences...I would like to even see it aligned with the UK.</p>
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	&quot;I think they are around 14 years whereas here I think the maximum is 10 years.&quot;</p>
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	Ms Treacy was seriously injured in the collision.</p>
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	She said that after the collision she feared the car would go up in flames.</p>
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	&quot;I was asking Sean to get Ciaran&#39;s belt off so the two of them could get out of car, I knew at that stage I couldn&#39;t get out.</p>
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	&quot;I did fear the worst - I thought Ciaran was badly injured or that he was dead.&quot;</p>
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	Gillian&#39;s husband Ronan was at home with their youngest child Caoimhe when he received a call about the collision.</p>
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	&quot;I just didn&#39;t know what I was getting into,&quot; he said.</p>
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	&quot;I got Caoimhe out of the cot. I arrived at the scene in total disbelief. There were ambulances, fire brigades, guards, just mayhem. In my wildest dreams, you couldn&#39;t imagine what I walked into.</p>
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	&quot;I was ushered straight to Sean, who needed to be calmed down.&quot;</p>
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	He had a couple of bruises and was sore but he was hysterical out of fear.</p>
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	&quot;I kept asking about Ciaran and they said, &#39;He&#39;s okay, we&#39;re working on him&#39;.</p>
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	&quot;I couldn&#39;t get near the car to see Gillian.</p>
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	&quot;I would have known all the local guys [in the emergency crews], known them all personally.</p>
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	&quot;It was etched across their faces.&quot;</p>
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	Speaking on RT&Eacute; One&#39;s &#39;Claire Byrne Live&#39; last night, the young couple said life &quot;has been tough&quot; since the collision.</p>
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	Gillian is set for another operation on her lower leg in the next few weeks.</p>
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	Ronan said their children, Sean and Caoimhe, are &quot;doing good&quot;.</p>
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	&quot;Kids are a lot stronger than grown-ups, they deal with grief a little bit differently. They&#39;re stronger than we give them credit for.&quot;</p>
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	Travelling salesman Finbarr O&#39;Rourke (40), of Laurel Drive, Portlaoise, Co Laois, was jailed for seven years and six months for causing the death of Ciaran.</p>
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	He was also disqualified from driving for 20 years.</p>
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	<a href="http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/give-drunk-drivers-longer-jail-terms-grieving-parents-34206916.html">http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/give-drunk-drivers-longer-jail-terms-grieving-parents-34206916.html</a></p>
