Tributes have been paid to a 14-year-old boy who died after a hit-and-run incident in Dublin on Friday as gardaí renew their appeal for witnesses.
Conor Hickey from St Attracta Road in Cabra died last night after being hit by a car at around 5.40pm on Friday evening. The incident occurred at the junction of St Eithne Road and Fassaugh Road in Cabra.
Speaking today, Fr Patrick Carroll of the Church of Christ the King in Cabra described the boy who was a pupil at local gaelscoil Colaiste Mhuire as “a good lad.”
He said the 2nd year pupil, who had also attended the local all Irish primary school was “a highly regarded young fellow” and said “he was into lots of good things like football I believe and boxing and skating. He led a full life. He was a good little lad.”
The priest said a large number of the boy’s friends, teachers and former teachers attended masses at the weekend as they came to terms with his death.
“Huge numbers of young people attended mass last evening at six o'clock and again today at 12. They seemed to get a lot of care and comfort from the congregation. They said they were comforted by the care the congregation had for them.”
Parents, pupils, teachers and former teachers also gathered for prayers at the scene of the incident last night.
Fr Hickey said Conor had sometimes studied in Cabra Library after school and had done so on the day he was knocked down.
