Family of Clare boy killed by van challenge decision to bring no charges over death

Dylan Coady-Coleman, aged 10, died as a result of catastrophic head injuries.

Dylan Coady-Coleman. A male in his 20s was arrested as part of the Garda investigation into the death of the schoolboy but he was later released without charge.

The family of a young Clare schoolboy who was fatally injured in a road traffic collision near his home last year has sought a review of a decision by the DPP that no prosecution should arise out of the circumstances of his death.

Dylan Coady-Coleman, aged 10, of Corrib Drive, Shannon, Co Clare was rushed by ambulance to University Hospital Limerick after being struck by a van near his home at Purcell Park, Shannon, shortly after 2pm on February 25, 2024.