Driver pleads guilty over cyclist death

A man who fatally knocked down a cyclist when he drove a car at speed through a red light had been banned from driving, a court has heard.

Eugene Maher, 62, died after being hit by a car driven by Christopher Coleman, aged 27. Judge Melanie Greally said she would take a week to consider the evidence before sentencing Coleman.

Coleman, of Reuben St, Dublin, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to dangerous driving causing the death of Mr Maher at Clontarf Road, Dublin, on June 30, 2015. He also admitted leaving the scene of the crash and to driving without insurance.