Hundreds of people today turned out for what is believed to be the biggest ever cycling protest or vigil in Dublin. It was for Thiago Cortes, who has died from injuries he sustained in a hit-and-run while cycling in the city on Monday night.
The 28-year-old from Brazil worked as a Deliveroo delivery cyclist and was hit by a driver on North Wall Quay at about 10.30pm on Monday. While he was taken by ambulance to the Mater Hospital, Mr Cortes has since sadly died from his injuries.
The driver of the car fled the scene and while the vehicle has been recovered by gardai no arrests have yet been made and nobody has come forward to accept responsibility for the crime.
Cyclists and other members of the public joined with delivery cyclists from Deliveroo and companies like Uber Eats as well representatives from political parties and unions as Mr Cortes’s friends and colleagues marched up O’Connell St for a rally and vigil at about 6pm.
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While no arrests have yet been made in the criminal investigation into the killing, gardai are continuing with their inquiry.
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They are appealing for anyone who was in the area of North Wall Quay, North Wall Avenue, East Wall Road, Sheriff Street Upper, Castleforbes Road or Castleforbes Square between 10.15pm and 10.30pm on Monday to contact them.
Gardai are also appealing to road users with camera
footage, including dash-cam, from the area at the time to make it available to
them. Gardai in Store St can be contacted at (01) 6668000 or on the Garda
Confidential Line 1800 666 111.
Some photos, below of the scene on O'Connell St in Dublin where those present gathered for a vigil and protest following the unsolved killing.
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