{"id":415876,"date":"2026-04-24T21:52:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T21:52:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/415876\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T21:52:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T21:52:08","slug":"man-struck-by-bus-at-dublin-airport-died-tragically-while-living-his-best-life-the-irish-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/415876\/","title":{"rendered":"Man struck by bus at Dublin Airport died \u2018tragically while living his best life\u2019 \u2013 The Irish Times"},"content":{"rendered":"

John Fleming, a racehorse owner and publisher who was killed after being struck by a bus at Dublin Airport<\/a>, died \u201ctragically while living his best life\u201d, according to a death notice published on Friday.<\/p>\n

It is understood Fleming had just returned from horse breeze-up sales, in which the performance of young horses are assessed before they are sold, in Doncaster in the UK<\/a> when he was struck shortly after midnight on Thursday.<\/p>\n

The father of three, aged in his 60s was well known in the horse racing industry. The Association of Irish Racehorse Owners<\/a> said the horse racing world has \u201ctruly lost one of its finest\u201d.<\/p>\n

Fleming, who owned an accountancy firm in Kilkenny<\/a>, specialising in providing services within the horse racing industry, was also the publisher of the Irish Racing Yearbook for more than 20 years.<\/p>\n

Regina Byrne, general manager of the Association of Irish Racehorse Owners, said Fleming\u2019s \u201closs will be felt far beyond his immediate circle\u201d.<\/p>\n

Describing him as a \u201cdevoted owner and valued member and supporter of our organisation\u201d, Byrne said Fleming made an \u201cindelible contribution to the industry\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cNot only through his professional work but also as a passionate advocate for Irish racing and breeding.<\/p>\n

\u201cHis infectious enthusiasm for the sport was evident to all who knew him and he enjoyed success at every level, both on and off track,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Fleming\u2019s \u201ccommitment, generosity and love of racing earned him widespread respect and admiration throughout the community,\u201d Byrne added.<\/p>\n

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It was one of several tributes made from industry figures following his death, with Suzanne Eade, chief executive of Horse Racing Ireland, describing him as a \u201cvery talented and hugely respected man with a genuine passion for our sport\u201d.<\/p>\n

Fleming\u2019s funeral mass is to be held in St Patrick\u2019s Church in Kilkenny on Monday, according to his death notice published on RIP.ie.<\/p>\n

\u201cHis smiling face and generous heart lifted the lives of many, especially the love of his life, devoted wife Marian,\u201d the notice reads, adding that he will be remembered for his \u201ccharm, compassionate nature and free spirit\u201d.<\/p>\n

Fleming was on foot on Corballis Road, the main road leading to the airport from its roundabout, when he was struck by a bus.<\/p>\n

Emergency services and garda\u00ed attended the incident shortly after, but he was pronounced deceased at the scene.<\/p>\n

Following his death, Dublin Airport operator DAA said it was \u201cdeeply saddened by the tragic passing of a passenger overnight\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur deepest sympathies are with the loved ones of the deceased,\u201d DAA said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"John Fleming, a racehorse owner and publisher who was killed after being struck by a bus at Dublin…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":415877,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[615,11900,42,2860,142606,12969,43,40,38,41,39,1577],"class_list":["post-415876","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headlines","tag-dublin","tag-dublin-airport","tag-headlines","tag-horse-racing","tag-horse-racing-ireland-hri","tag-kilkenny","tag-news","tag-top-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topnews","tag-topstories","tag-uk"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/415876","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=415876"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/415876\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/415877"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=415876"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=415876"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=415876"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}