Midlands community devastated as man dies tragically in work related accident
Incident occurred in Ballinamere area outside Tullamore on Wednesday afternoon
A MAN has died in a work-related accident in the Midlands.
It is understood that the middle-aged man was working with a digger in Ballinamere, outside Tullamore when the incident occurred on Wednesday afternoon.
Gardai and the emergency services were called to the scene.
The deceased has been named as Paul Loonam from Back Road, Pullough.
He was predeceased by his beloved father Kevin.
Paul will be sadly missed and fondly remembered by his loving wife Carmel and family, Ashling, Sinéad, Kevin, Róisín, and Paul, mother Rosaria, grandchildren, Mason, Amelia, Charlie, Isabelle, Laura, Rosaria, Gianni and Darragh, brothers, John, Kevin and Carlo, sons-in-law, Aaron, Luke and Dylan, daughter-in-law, Karolina, sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, nieces, nephews, extended family, neighbours and many friends.
Funeral arrangements to be announced