There were a number of flakes of silver paint on the road, indicating where the car driven by Sean Collins hit cyclist Stefan Cooper from behind.

The sister of a young cyclist killed by a driver who was over the legal limit has criticised the leniency of his sentence.

The father of a teenage cyclist who was struck by a drink driver has described having to leave his son’s body at the side of the road to get home to break the news to his daughters before they found out on social media.

The heartbroken family of an 18-year-old cyclist who was fatally injured by the careless driving of a motorist have been left to wonder how any driver could go on the road after drinking.

The 18-year-old cyclist killed in a collision in West Cork on Tuesday evening has been named locally as Stefan Cooper.