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James Walsh Dies After Tandragee 100 Crash

The event organisers confirmed the death and the family paid tribute to a rider who had earlier that day won a junior race.

Overview

  • James Walsh crashed in the Senior Support race at the Tandragee 100 on Saturday after winning the Junior Support race earlier that day.
  • Medics attended the scene for around two hours before Walsh was airlifted to the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast where organisers confirmed he died six days later.
  • The North Armagh Motorcycle & Car Club issued a statement expressing profound sadness, thanking the MCUI Ulster Centre medical team and air ambulance crew, and asking for privacy for the family.
  • Walsh’s partner paid tribute and said he was able to donate his kidneys following his death, a step the family described as providing comfort and hope for other families.
  • The death is the first at Tandragee since 2017 and comes after other recent road‑racing fatalities in the region, a pattern that is likely to refocus discussion about safety at closed‑road motorcycle events.