Gardai have arrested and released without charge those suspected of involvement in the hit and run that killed Eugene Maher. A decision from the DPP about criminal charges is due shortly.
The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) is currently deliberating on whether people suspected of involvement in the hit and run that killed a Dublin father of two will face criminal charges.
Eugene Maher (62) suffered fatal head injuries when he was knocked off his bike in Clontarf, north Dublin, in June of this year.
The inquest hearing into the death of the married father of two was briefly begun last week at the Dublin Coroner’s Court in the city centre before being adjourned.
A Garda witness requested the adjournment, telling Dublin City Coroner Dr Brian Farrell that the investigation into Mr Maher’s death was still progressing.
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Det Insp Sean Campbell said a file on the case was being processed by the DPP and that a decision about criminal charges in the case was imminent.
Dr Farrell granted the three-month adjournment requested.
Before the case was adjourned, the inquest hearing was told it was one of suspected hit and run and the cause of death was severe head injuries.
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The dead man’s son, League of Ireland soccer player Stephen Maher, identified the remains at Beaumont Hospital on the day his father was killed.
Stephen Maher was in court for the hearing with his mother Marie and sister Lisa, who is well known in the modelling industry in Ireland.
Mr Maher (62) from Griffith Downs in Whitehall in north Dublin was hit by the car on the junction of Howth Road and Clontarf Road at around 6.30pm on Monday, June 30th.
The car involved in the incident was believed to be carrying a number of young men at the time.
However, while the vehicle stopped briefly after turning into the path of Mr Maher and fatally injuring him, it did not remain at the scene.
The car, a silver Volkswagen Golf (05 D registered), was later found abandoned in the Marino housing estate less than one kilometre from the scene.
A number of arrests followed and while those questioned were released without charge, the DPP will in coming weeks decide if criminal charges should be pursued based on the evidence available.
Dublin City Coroner's Court will hear the full inquest into Mr Maher's death early in the New Year.
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