'A tough competitor and great fun': Tributes paid after death of Craig Lynch

Tributes poured in today following the death of Craig Lynch, a 29-year-old international sprinter from Cavan who was killed in a car crash in the early hours of Sunday morning.

Lynch died after the car he was driving struck a wall on the R163 between Kells and Oristown at approximately 1:40am, with the Irish athletics community since mourning the loss of one of its best-loved members.