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Dylan Coady Coleman passed away on Wednesday PICTURE: LauraCoady/Facebook
A ten-year-old boy who passed away following a collision in Clare has been hailed a hero after donating his organs.
Dylan Coady Coleman passed away on Wednesday morning at Temple Street Children's Hospital after sustaining serious injuries in the incident in Shannon on Saturday.
The sport mad boy's mother confirmed on Wednesday that her son would be saving five lives after donating his organs.
Writing on Facebook, Laura Coady said it was "amazing news" that her little boy would be living on in others.
"Dylan came home from school about a month ago, and said that they were talking about organ donation in school and if we didn't mind, if anything ever happens to him, he would like to donate something or anything. This wasn't us, all him".
Dylan's parents welcomed a baby boy on Tuesday at the Rotunda Hospital, which is close to Temple Street where Dylan was being cared for.
Baby Shane Coady Coleman has been given the middle name Dylan, after his big brother whom he got to meet before he passed away.
Dylan had a passion for sport and was an avid supporter of Liverpool FC, Shannon Town FC as well as Munster and Ireland Rugby.
Dylan's school, St Tolas NS in Shannon, paid tribute to the "much loved" fourth class student on their Facebook page.
"It is with great sadness that we have learnt of the tragic death of our beloved pupil Dylan Coady Coleman.
"Dylan is a much loved 4th class pupil in St Tolas N.S. His gorgeous smile and kind heart endeared him to everyone in our school community. He will be greatly missed .
"Our thoughts and prayers are with his mum Laura, dad Garry, little sister Zoe and new baby brother Shane. We are also thinking of his grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, his extended family and his wide circle of friends, especially those here in St Tolas.
"Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dilís".
Dylan's funeral details will be announced at a later date.
Donations can be made in Dylan's name to a GoFundMe which can be found here.
May he rest in peace.
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