A community pledged tonight to rally around a mother and her three sons after her husband and 10-year-old boy died in a tragic quarry accident.

A 41-year-old man and his 12-year-old son have drowned in an accident at a quarry in Co Clare.

A 41-YEAR-OLD man and his young son died yesterday in Co Clare after the child fell into a quarry and his father jumped in to try and rescue him.