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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
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Trevor Quinn

Clondalkin businessman killed trying to stop car being stolen was taken by 'the greatest evil', says wife at funeral

The wife of a businessman who died after trying to stop his car being stolen by thugs described him as an incredible father taken by the “greatest evil” at his funeral today.

Ian McDonnell was found on the road with life-threatening injuries on January 23 after he was hit by his own Volkswagen Passat in Clondalkin, Dublin.

The 50-year-old dad of three desperately tried to prevent the theft of his car, a grey Volkswagen Passat, and he was carried a significant distance on the bonnet.

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