Cyclist 'injured after Argos catalogue thrown at him from passing car'

A cyclist claims he had an Argos catalogue thrown at him from a car, causing him to fall off his bike.

Speaking to Northern Sound's The Joe Finnegan Show today, a man named Noel says he was 100 yards from his home on the Cootehill to Cavan Road at 4pm on Sunday, March 24 when the incident allegedly happened.

The regular cyclist says he was hit by the book from the passenger side of a passing car and this caused him to be thrown from his bike into the middle of the road.

He says he then received medical attention and a passing motorist attempted to follow the alleged offender and get a number plate, but was not successful.

He said he was pursuing the incident with gardai, however a Garda spokeswoman said she could not locate a report of any such incident following an enquiry by the Irish Mirror.

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Noel added that he thinks these 'pranks' are happening more and more often to cyclists.

He told The Joe Finnegan Show: "The girl - she took after them after she got me up off the ground - she went out as far as Rathkenny (in Co Meath) to see if she could catch up with them and get a number plate.

"Unfortunately she didn't, but we're not despairing Joe, there's lots of private cameras around the Cavan road.

"I'm truly confident that the number plate will be got."