His body has since been removed to the mortuary at University Cork Hospital where a post-mortem examination will take place in due course.

It happened on the Monaghan Road in the Middletown area.

Gardaí responded just after 8pm on Wednesday night on the R627 near Westpark, in Midleton

The cyclist, a man in his 40s, was brought to Beaumont Hospital, where he was subsequently pronounced dead.

A car driver was uninjured in the incident.

The cyclist was conveyed by ambulance to Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, where his condition is understood to be serious.

Gardaí have appealed for witnesses to come forward

Cycling Ireland chief executive officer James Quilligan extended his sympathies to the Kieran family.

Gar Fennelly of Rutland Terrace, Bennekerry was involved in a collision with a car at Knocknagee, close to Carlow town, just over the county border, shortly before 11.30am.

A cyclist, aged in his 60s, is in hospital with serious injuries after a collision with a car in Co Meath on Sunday afternoon

The male cyclist was brought to Beaumont Hospital where he was subsequently pronounced dead

A man, aged in his 60s, has been taken to Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, for treatment for serious injuries

A cyclist in his 50s has died following a road traffic incident in Co Sligo

Gardaí attended the scene of the incident on Dolphin's Barn Bridge at about 12.30pm on Monday

The car failed to remain at the scene of the collision

Gearoid O'Daly (40) sued Bus Éireann and driver Declan Sheridan over the incident at Custom House Quay in Dublin in June 2016