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TJ McDonnell, a 19-year-old cyclist and Gaelic football player from Co Meath, was fatally struck by a van while training for an Ironman event. The crash occurred on Tuesday evening at Nugentstown, and a man, believed to be the driver, was arrested and later released without charge. McDonnell's body was taken to a local hospital for postmortem, and his community is mourning the loss of a dedicated athlete.
TJ McDonnell was out training on his bike with a friend when the crash took place at Nugentstown McDonnell , from Bohermeen, Co Meath, was training for a cycling event with a friend when he was hit by a van at Nugentstown at about 8.05pm on Tuesday.
A man, understood to be the driver of the van, was arrested on Wednesday and detained at a local Garda station. He has since been released without charge and gardaí are preparing a file for theRain warning in effect for entire country as Met Éireann forecasts thunderstorms and hailDomhnall Gleeson: ‘My life in Ireland means too much to me.
It’s no sacrifice to live here’ An avid cyclist and Gaelic football player, McDonnell was reportedly training for an Ironman event when the crash took place. He was pronounced dead at the scene. McDonnell’s body was taken to the mortuary at Our Lady’s Hospital in Navan, where a postmortem was to take place. Bohermeen Cycling Club said it wished to “extend its deepest sympathy to the McDonnell family on the recent passing of their son TJ”.
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