'My heart goes out to them': McGrath issues road safety appeal ahead of funeral of Cork boy, 8

Flowers and teddy bears at the pedestrian crossing on the Cork road into Carrigaline where  André Ladeiro died last weekend. Picture: Eddie O’Hare

The Finance Minister has issued an emotional road safety appeal as his hometown prepares to bury a child who died in a traffic collision while out cycling with his mother.

The funeral of eight-year-old André Ladeiro will take place on Saturday in Carrigaline, Cork.