Irish national criterium champion Paul Healion dies

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Irish national team rider Paul Healion died in a road accident on Sunday night (16 August). Healion won the sixth stage of this year’s FBD Insurance Ras in Castlebar and the Irish national criterium championship.

The 31-year-old was involved in a single-vehicle car crash near Ardee, County Louth.

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