A man whose body was found trapped in a cage last Saturday in the River Shannon died helping to keep others safe, mourners were told at his funeral Mass yesterday.

Hundreds of people have attended the funeral Mass of Bryan Whelan, who died along with a work colleague in a freak incident on the River Shannon last weekend.

The death of Bryan Whelan, whose body was discovered last Saturday trapped in a cage in the River Shannon, was the second tragedy to strike his family, it has emerged

The family of Bryan Whelan, who died in a freak incident on the River Shannon last Saturday, has paid him an emotional tribute.