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Man who died in Dublin motorbike crash named locally as fundraiser launched

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Man who died in Dublin motorbike crash named locally as fundraiser launched

A man killed in a motorcycle crash in North Dublin yesterday morning has been named locally as Jonas Ferraz.

The 32-year-old died following a single vehicle single-vehicle incident at Constitution Hill, Dublin 7 at around 2:20am on Thursday morning. He was raced to the Mater Hospital following the crash but was later pronounced dead.




Mr Ferraz was originally from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil and had an 11-year-old daughter. He had been living in Ireland since October 2023 having previously lived in London.

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Pals described the hard working dad as “a friend always concerned about helping others” and who was dedicated to his family who remained in Brazil. A number of fundraisers have been launched to help repatriate his body back to his homeland.

Friend Brenda Ferraz wrote on Brazilian site Vakinha yesterday: “Unfortunately Jonas suffered a fatal accident this morning in Dublin 7 on Constitution Hill. Jonas was taken to the Mater Hospital but was already dead.

“He leaves behind an 11-year-old daughter. Jonas moved to Ireland in October last year in search of better opportunities and dreams. We need to bring him back, so we can say one last goodbye.”

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