It was a sombre but fitting homecoming for devoted father, motorcycle enthusiast and charity fundraiser Aidan Lynam who tragically lost his life in a crash at the weekend.
Trailed by more than 200 motorcyclists, the hearse carrying the remains of Mr Lynam travelled from Limerick and arrived in his hometown of Dublin yesterday evening.
Mr Lynam, a married father-of-three from Lucan, died when his motorbike collided with a car while he was taking part in a charity fundraising motorcycle ride for Down Syndrome Ireland (DSI) outside Kilkee, Co Clare, on Sunday.
The 44-year-old was one of the founders of the ‘Rev-Up4DSI’ event, which has raised more than €1.6m for DSI over the last decade, and yesterday his fellow bikers paid tribute to their friend.
Peter Trevaskis, a friend of Mr Lynam, and a member of the ‘Dead Ducks’ motorcycle group which regularly raises funds for DSI, described him as “an inspiration” and “the driving force that kept us all going”.
“The best thing about Aidan Lynam was that he made all of us feel like we are better people than we are, and that’s the reality of it. He brought out the best in all of us,” Mr Trevaskis said last night.
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