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“You’re back home with your dad now, gone but never forgotten. Love you so much son. Sleep tight’
Luke Bryne
A heartbroken mother has paid tribute to her son who died from injuries he sustained when his bicycle was in collision with a car in west Dublin last week.
The incident, which involved a car and a bicycle, happened on the R113, Fonthill Road South in Clondalkin shortly after 11:40pm on Sunday, July 27.
The cyclist, a 19-year-old man, was raced to Beaumont Hospital in a critical condition.
Gardai confirmed this morning that he was pronounced dead at the hospital last night August 4th .
The coroner has been notified and post-mortem examination will be carried out.
Luke Bryne
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The deceased has been named locally as Luke Bryne (19) from Clondalkin. Tragically Luke’s dad Shane passed away a number of years ago.
In a heartbreaking post on social media his mother Martina McGarry wrote ‘’My beautiful son you’re in peace now. You put one of the hardest fights you gave me in 19 years of happy memories that I’ll cherish forever.
“You’ll never be forgotten. You will always be in my heart. I know you will be in heaven looking down on me. You’re back home with your dad now gone but never forgotten. Love you so much son. Sleep tight’’.
A family friend also wrote ‘’Beautiful boy will forever be missed such a gentleman he was you wore the best mother he could of asked for you gave him the world rest in peace Luke.
“Thinking of you and all your family at this heartbreaking time’’.
Gardai have renewed this appeal for witnesses to the crash to come forward.
A Garda spokesperson said; “Road users who may have relevant camera footage (including dash-cam) and were traveling in the area at the time are asked to make this footage available to investigating Gardaí.
“Anyone with information is asked to contact Clondalkin Garda Station at 01 666 7600, the Garda Confidential Line at 1800 666 111, or any Garda station.”
Luke is the 98th person to died on Irish roads this year 9 of whom have been cyclists.
No funeral arrangements have been made as yet.