Funeral of Garda Kevin Flatley to take place on Friday

Ellen O'Donoghue

The funeral mass for Garda Kevin Flatley, who died when he was struck by a motorcyclist while conducting a speed checkpoint at Lissenhall near Swords on Sunday afternoon, will take place on Friday.

The mass will take place at St Peter and Paul's Church, Balbriggan, Co Dublin at 1.30pm and will be followed by a family burial in Newcastle, Co Dublin.

It will be broadcast live on large screens outside the church, and will also be streamed live by An Garda Síochána on the force's Facebook page, starting at around 1.15pm.

A number of traffic restriction will be in place in the area on Friday.

Parking in the vicinity of St Peter and Paul's church will be very limited, according to gardaí, and the carpark beside the church will not be available as it will be required to facilitate overflow from the church.

The funeral cortege will travel from McNally's Funeral Home, Drogheda Street, Balbriggan to St Peter and Paul's Church on Friday, May 16th ahead of the funeral mass.

To facilitate this, the main street through Balbriggan, R132 - Drogheda Street through Bridge Street and Dublin Street - will be closed to all traffic for a period from 12pm until after the funeral services. Diversions will be in place.

Parking restrictions will also be in place on the main street through Balbriggan from Thursday, May 15th, 2025.

People have been asked to follow the advice and direction of stewards and gardaí working in the vicinity of St Peter and Paul's Church, and have been advised to use public transport.

Balbriggan train station is a 15 minute walk from St Peter and Paul's Church and less than a five minute walk from McNally's Funeral Home.

Gardaí also said it is anticipated that there will be additional traffic and pedestrian activity in the vicinity of McNallys Funeral Home, Drogheda Street, Balbriggan on the evening of Thursday, May 15th from 4pm.