Victim of Dún Laoghaire accident named as 22 year old Greta Price ...
Tributes have been paid to Greta Price-Martin, the young north Louth woman who died when her bicycle was involved in a collision with a truck while she was cycling to work in Dublin on Wednesday April 24.
The incident occurred at a notoriously dangerous junction of the Glenageary Road Upper, Mountown Road Lower and Kill Avenue in Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin at around 8am on Wednesday morning.
Twenty-two year old Greta from Templetown, Cooley, was a past-pupil of Dundalk Grammar School and had finished her first year at IADT.
She has just started her first job in film production and according to her death notice on rip,ie her family say Greta had “everything ahead of her, when she was struck down cycling to work on 24th April 2024. She will live on in the hearts and minds of her many family and friends.”
Gretta is survived by her parents Breffni and Vanessa, sister, Ruth, brothers Jack and Louis, partner Charlie, grandmother, aunts, uncles, cousins and wider family and friends.
Her family offered their deepest thanks to the staff at St Vincents who did their best.
Among those paying tribute to the beautiful young woman, was Vanessa Gildea, Head of The National Film School, IADT who said “words cannot express our sadness, shock and heartbreak at Greta's passing, and at the loss of a much valued and cherished student and friend. We will miss her desperately, she was bright and brilliant. Sending you heartfelt condolences at this terrible time of grief, from all the staff and students of The National Film School IADT.”
Robyn Maguire of the IADT Admissions Office wrote “Although her time in IADT was cut tragically short, it's clear she has made a significant impact amongst her classmates and the staff here in IADT. She will be dearly missed and her creativity and brilliance will not be forgotten.”
A man who witnessed the fatal accident offered his condolences to the family, writing “I'm so incredibly sorry the loss of this beautiful soul. I was there when it happened, please find solace that everyone rushed to her aid and did all that they could. The loss of Greta's life will not be in vain and will help to save lives at this dangerous junction.”
Her college friends and colleagues paid tribute, remembering her as “always good for a laugh as well as a wonderful filmmaker and a genuinely sweet person.” and a “sweetheart with a heart of gold. A genuinely amazing person.”
