Fatal crash inquest hears Garda was over speed limit

An off-duty Garda has denied at an inquest that he was driving too fast when his car struck a pedestrian in a fatal road crash.

An inquest has heard an off-duty Garda was driving over the speed limit when his car struck a 23-year-old pedestrian in a fatal road crash.

Promising rugby player Jack Whelan died on Easter Sunday last year after being knocked down on the Clontarf Road near his home in Dublin.