State apology for Shane O'Farrell's death was a 'very long time coming'

Shane O'Farrell was cycling home on August 2 2011, when he was struck by a car in the Carrickmacross area of Co Monaghan. File picture

The sister of a Monaghan cyclist who was killed in a hit-and-run crash nearly 14 years ago has said the State apology from the justice minister was a "very long time coming."

Shane O'Farrell, aged 23, was cycling home on August 2 2011, when he was struck by a car in the Carrickmacross area of Co Monaghan.