Priest fatally injured in Cork is being remembered in Castlerea Published: Wednesday, 04 August 2021 08:20 The priest who was killed after being hit by a bus in Co Cork yesterday is being remembered in Castlerea where he worked for a time. Cork native Fr Con Cronin, who was in his 60s, was struck by the Bus Eireann vehicle after it veered out of control in Monkstown shortly after 1.30 yesterday afternoon. The driver of the bus, who was in his 50s, suffered an apparent cardiac arrest and also died. Post mortem examinations are to take place today. Fr Cronin was serving as curate in the Harbour Parishes of Passage West and Monkstown.