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THE village of Cooraclare is com- ing to terms with the tragic death of a 24-year-old man in a road accident in Dublin at the weekend.
Flan McMahon, who was an only child of Martin and Mary McMahon, from Brisla, Cooraclare, died after he was struck while crossing the road at Leonard’s Corner in Dublin’s south inner city in the early hours of Sun- day morning.
He had attended the Ireland v South Africa rugby international at Croke Park on Saturday and went socialis- ing with friends after the game. He is understood to have been intending to get a taxi home when the accident occurred. According to gardai, he was struck by two cars.
Mr McMahon worked in the bank- ing sector in Navan, where he lived. His father Martin is the caretaker of the local primary school and the lo- cal GAA field and recently retired from FAS. His mother Mary works in Tubridy’s bar in the village.
Flan attended primary school in Cooraclare and secondary school in Kilrush, before going to Cork where he studied business.
Cooraclare national school prin- cipal Margaret Donnelly said the close-knit community is devastated by Flan’s death.
“He was a keen sportsman. He played GAA, underage, for Coora- clare and he also ran. He was in one of my first communion classes years ago,’ said Ms Donnelly.