Irish cycling mourns leading rider

The man killed in a single-vehicle crash in Ardee, Co Louth last night has been identified as 31-year-old Paul Healion, a leading cyclist who had been due to compete in this week's Tour of Ireland as a member of the national team.

Healion, from Dunboyne in Co Meath, was the current national criterium champion as well as a two-time former national time trial champion. He had also taken a stage win in the FBD Insurance Rás in May, his first ever.