Health and Safety Authority Clears Garda Flatley Checkpoint Death From DPP Referral as Garda Probe Continues

A Health and Safety Authority investigation into the death of Garda Kevin Flatley at a Dublin speed checkpoint has concluded that no file needs to be sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions, an inquest has heard. The Garda investigation into the fatal incident remains ongoing, with a forensic collision report still awaited.

The Details

HSA inspector Frank Kerins told Dublin District Coroner's Court that the authority's examination of the circumstances surrounding Garda Flatley's death found no grounds for a DPP referral and that no further HSA action was required.

The inquest heard that Garda Flatley, aged 49, was operating a speed checkpoint on the R132 at Lanestown, County Dublin, on May 11, 2025, when he was struck by a Yamaha R1 1000cc motorcycle.

Inspector Richard Byrne, giving evidence at the hearing, said the Garda investigation into the incident was still underway and that investigators were awaiting the completion of a forensic collision report.

Byrne told the court that whether the DPP may become involved in the matter was "not yet determined or defined."

Coroner Aisling Gannon adjourned the inquest for six months, scheduling the next hearing for November 17.

Context

Garda Flatley had served with An Garda Síochána for more than 26 years and was attached to the Roads Policing Unit at Dublin Castle.

The motorcyclist involved in the collision, Izzet Can Berber, was taken to Beaumont Hospital following the incident and died from his injuries on May 31, 2025.

What's Next

The Garda investigation is awaiting the completion of a forensic collision report. The inquest has been adjourned until November 17. Inspector Richard Byrne told the court that whether the DPP may become involved is 'not yet determined or defined.'