Mother's seven-year wait for inquest into son's hit-and-run death

An adjournment of the inquest on the basis that a file on the case is with the DPP was sought

Vera Donovan, right, mother of the late Stephen Lynch, with family friend Celine O’Brien leaving Dublin District Coroner’s Court on Tuesday after the opening of the inquest into the death of Mr Lynch, 31, who was killed in a hit-and-run incident in Brookview Close, Tallaght, on April 13, 2017. Picture: Colin Keegan/Collins

The mother of a Dublin man killed in a hit-and-run incident in Tallaght seven years ago has expressed upset and disappointment at ongoing delays in holding an inquest into his death.

Stephen Lynch, 31, suffered fatal injuries after being struck by a vehicle at Brookview Close, Tallaght, on April 13, 2017.