Tributes are being paid to a 10-year-old boy who has died days after he was hit by a van in County Clare.

Dylan Coady Coleman was seriously injured when he was hit by the van at Purcell Park in Shannon on Sunday afternoon.

He was airlifted to University Hospital Limerick before being transferred to Temple Street Children’s Hospital.

He was pronounced dead in hospital yesterday afternoon.

It is understood he has just become a big brother to a newborn baby boy after his mother gave birth on Tuesday.

Dylan Coady-Coleman

In a post online Dylan’s school remembered him as a “much loved” member of the school community.

“His gorgeous smile and kind heart endeared him to everyone in our school community,” wrote St Tolas National School.

“He will be greatly missed.”

Starting at the age of four, Dylan played with Shannon Town United AFC and the club described him as a “joy to be around” and someone who “always had a great big smile on his face when he played”. 

They said they were “heartbroken” and his “infectious smile and energy will never be forgotten”. 

Dylan is survived by his parents Laura and Gary, his sister Zoe and newborn brother Shane, his grandparents, aunt, uncles and cousins.

Maim image: Dylan Coady Coleman. Image: St Tolas National School