Fine Gael TD and cyclist Ciarán Cannon seeking at least €60,000 in compensation for injuries sustained in 2021 crash
Ciarán Cannon has made a good recovery from his injuries, cycling just over 500km around Co Galway exactly a year after the collision.Fine Gael TD Ciarán Cannon has taken a High Court action against the driver of a car that struck him in Co Galway in 2021, knocking him off his bicycle and injuring his knee.
The TD, who declined to comment when contacted, has spoken about the effects of his injuries following the collision in Moycullen on July 2nd, 2021. It’s time to put in place specially trained Gardai who will adjudicate expertly on road traffic violations using video evidence submitted via an online portal. This is my video evidence and our DPP has decided it’s not sufficient to secure a prosecution.Speaking to The Irish Times last year, the TD said he had surgery on the injury the following day “with surgeons using bone grafts, plates and screws to reassemble my knee joint”.
Mr Cannon has since made a good recovery, cycling just over 500km around Co Galway exactly a year after the collision. Marking the same date this year, he cycled 935km around Ireland raising funds for Hand In Hand, a childhood cancer charity.Mr Cannon said last year that, in his 40 years of cycling, Irish roads had grown more dangerous, particularly in rural areas.
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