Almost €100,000 raised after Buncrana man killed in Australian accident
AJ Doyle died in Perth on Easter Sunday in a motorcycle collision
Almost €100,000 has been raised by friends and family of a Buncrana man who was killed in a motorcycle collision in Australia.
AJ Doyle died in Perth on Easter Sunday when the Honda motorcycle he was riding left the road and struck a wall. He had been living and working in Australia for several years.
Friends of the 30-year-old established a GoFundMe campaign to contribute to the cost of bringing his remains home with the help of The Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust.
In six days, the campaign has raised more than $159,000 or €97,000.
Friends and family have been paying tribute to AJ online. A memorial service in his honour was held in Perth on Sunday. Arrangements are being made to bring AJ’s remains home to Buncrana. A funeral notice said that those “deeply shocked and saddened” by his death are his mother Caroline McKinney, father Jason, Caroline and beloved brothers Aaron, Jamie, Gareth, Thomas and sister Eva; Granny Anne, Granda Charlie McKinney and extended family and his many friends at home and abroad.