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Case No. 0244Road traffic collision · Co. Galway · 21 Sep 2026

Elderly cyclist Michael Joseph King dies after collision on R341 in Clifden, Galway

Michael Joseph King, a man in his 80s from Ballyconneely, Co. Galway, was seriously injured as a cyclist in a collision with a car on the R341 Ballyconneely Road in Clifden, Galway, at around 2.40pm on Monday, 21 September 2026. He was taken to University Hospital Galway, where he died on Wednesday, 23 September 2026. The death was attributed to a traffic accident. Gardaí have appealed for dash-cam footage from the R341 between Ballyconneely and Roundstone for the period 2:15pm to 3:00pm on the day of the collision. His funeral mass is scheduled for Monday at the Church of the Holy Family, Ballyconneely, followed by burial in Ballyconneely New Cemetery.

  1. Reported25 Sep
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

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What happened
  • A cyclist was seriously injured in a collision with a car.
  • The victim was Michael Joseph King, a man in his 80s from Ballyconneely, Co. Galway, who was taken to University Hospital Galway.
Where
The collision occurred on the R341 Ballyconneely Road in Clifden, Galway.
When
  • The collision occurred at around 2.40pm on Monday, 21 September 2026.
  • The victim died at University Hospital Galway on 23 September 2026.
Cause
The death was attributed to a traffic accident.
Investigation
Gardaí have appealed for dash-cam footage from the R341 between Ballyconneely and Roundstone for the period 2:15pm to 3:00pm on 21 September 2026.
Other details
The funeral mass will take place at 11.30am on Monday at the Church of the Holy Family, followed by burial in Ballyconneely New Cemetery.
10 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe victim was a man in his 80s (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe collision involved a car (irishmirror.ie)
  • whereThe collision occurred on the R341 Ballyconneely Road in Clifden, Galway (irishmirror.ie)
  • whereThe victim was taken to University Hospital Galway (irishmirror.ie)
  • whereThe victim was from Ballyconneely, Co. Galway (irishmirror.ie)
  • whenThe collision occurred at around 2.40pm on Monday, 21 September 2026 (irishmirror.ie)
  • whenThe victim died at University Hospital Galway on 23 September 2026 (irishmirror.ie)
  • causeThe death was attributed to a traffic accident (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationRoad users with camera footage from the R341 between Ballyconneely and Roundstone between 2:15pm and 3:00pm on 21 September 2026 are asked to provide it to Gardaí (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherThe funeral mass will take place at 11.30am on Monday at the Church of the Holy Family, followed by burial in Ballyconneely New Cemetery (irishmirror.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 25 Sep2026
    Reportedirishmirror.ie, follow-up
    Elderly cyclist killed following horror collision will be laid to rest next week

    Reports the victim's death two days after the collision, funeral arrangements, and a further Gardaí witness appeal for dash-cam footage from the R341 between Ballyconneely and Roundstone.

    victim, Michael Joseph King, 80s, male, irish (judged from name)Michael Joseph King