Man held over cyclist’s hit and run death

A 70-year-old man, arrested yesterday in connection with a fatal hit-and-run in Kerry three years ago, was questioned by gardaí but released without charge.

He had been detained in Bandon, Co Cork, under section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act as part of a continuing investigation into the death of charity cyclist Paud O’Leary, 42, at Scrahanfadda, Gneeveguilla, Co Kerry, on July 1, 2012.