Father of three killed in mine explosion
The man, in his late 40s, who died in the incident at Lisheen Mine in Co Tipperary on Wednesday evening was named yesterday as Joe Fallon. He was a father-of-three who lived in Callan, Co Kilkenny, but was from Two-Mile-Borris near Thurles. He worked as a manager at the facility.
Mechanic Chris Barlow, who is in his 50s and from the village of Moyne outside Thurles, received injuries described by Garda as “not life-threatening” and was taken to Cork University Hospital where he remained yesterday.
