Overview
- Shane O’Brien, 16, collided with a parked lorry while training on the N72 near Lismore on Tuesday and was pronounced dead at the scene.
- Gardaí recovered his body to University Hospital Waterford for a post-mortem and have asked the public for witnesses and dash‑cam footage from the N72 between 10:30am and 11:15am to help their inquiry.
- Investigators will prepare a file for the Waterford Coroner and an inquest is expected to be held next year.
- O’Brien rode for Fermoy Cycling Club and the CAMS Majaco development team and had just made his Irish national team debut at the Course de la Paix, marking him as an emerging talent.
- The death has prompted wide tributes across the cycling community, his brother Liam withdrew from the Giro Next Gen to return home, funeral plans are pending, and the case could prompt renewed attention to cyclist safety on rural roads.