A fundraiser launched to help the family of one of the victims of Thursday's fatal crash in Duleek, County Meath has raised over €15,000 since being launched.
David Conroy was one of the victims of Thursday's car accident.
He was a well-known face around Drogheda and Laytown, volunteering as a coach for the League of Ireland club's underage sides in his spare time.
And now, to aid his family with costs, a GoFundMe has been set up, with people responding in their hundreds.
It reads: "To every community and organization who knew Dave,
"Thursday the 19th of August will be a day that every one of us will never forget. His early departure from our lives has left a huge void in the lives of his family and community and who are all still trying to come to terms with his passing.
"Dave looked after his family as the soul bread winner in his career with Morris Ventilation and was earning his hard earned wages when this terrible tragedy struck. He looked after the bills ,Mortgage and general few bob that allowed his family to do nice things. He and Jackie were a team that always looked after his family business.
"Outside of work and family ,he gave everything to his community and to other communities that he touched. In particular ,he has helped the football wellbeing of countless young kids and coaches with his undying love for Laytown Utd and Drogheda Utd.
"The tributes coming in across the country in the media is the tip of the iceberg of what this legend gave. He Co-Founded a small Seaside Club in Laytown Utd which now has 300 kids training and playing matches every week. He oversaw their development over the years by educating himself and surrounding himself with the best coaches in Ireland.
"His wife Jackie and kids Lee (22), Cheryll (29). Alex, (12), Dayne (10) and Heidi (8) now need our support in this time of need. Jackie will be embarrassed by this campaign. It is not something that she foresaw happening to her young husband and not something his kids foresaw so early in their innocent lives.
"Jackie, this is not embarrassing. This is a drop in the ocean what Dave did for everyone he met.If he got paid by the hour on what he did for others, no Gofundme page would cover his time for others."
The GoFundMe page is available here.
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