The Health and Safety Authority’s special investigations unit is proceeding with a major inquiry into the deaths last Saturday of two men carrying out work on Thomond Bridge in Limerick. However, it is unlikely their families will get a copy of the final report into the accident.

“There were a few moments on Saturday when I thought I would never see my unborn child.”

The outcome of a probe into the deaths of two workers who drowned when carrying out repairs on Thomond Bridge in Limerick will determine whether gardaí will launch an inquiry.

The company that employed two workers who drowned in a tragic accident on the River Shannon on Saturday has described their deaths as “heartbreaking”.