Tributes have begun pouring in for the man who died while riding his motorcycle in Co Louth on Sunday, July 17.
The Northern Irish man who is believed to have been in his 60s and from Belfast was named locally as Damien Gill.
He tragically died after losing control of his motorbike near Carlingford at around 3.30pm in the afternoon.
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Mr Gill was a member of the Irish Wolfhounds Motorcycle Club, and on Tuesday they took to social media to pay tribute to the motorcyclist.
“Tragically today we lost a club member, friend, and brother. Our heartfelt condolences to Damien’s family” the group’s post said.
It was quickly flooded with comments from others sharing their thoughts for Mr Gill and his family.
One person wrote: “I'm so sorry to hear this, my heartfelt condolences to you all and Damiens family. Sorry for your loss. RIP”
A second said: “Deepest Condolences to Family and Friends Ride in Peace”
Among the Man responses was another who wrote: “Devastated to hear the tragic news, sincere condolences to the family and friends fellow bikers.”
Gardai in Dundalk have appealed for witnesses to the crash to come forward, as their investigation into the accident continues.
At the time of the crash, a garda spokesperson said: “At approximately 3:30 pm, Gardaí and emergency services were alerted to a single vehicle collision involving a Motorcycle on the R173 between Carlingford and Omeath.
“The driver of the motorcycle, a man in his 60s was pronounced dead at the scene and taken to Louth County Hospital Dundalk where a postmortem will take place at a later date.
“Gardaí are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed this collision to contact them. Any road users who were travelling in the area at the time with camera (including dash cam) footage, is asked to make this available to Gardaí.”
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