Memorial service for man killed in mine

A MEMORIAL service took place yesterday at the Co Tipperary zinc mine where a 47-year-old father of three — whose partner is due a baby this summer — lost his life in an explosion earlier this week.

The service in memory of long-serving Lisheen Mine supervisor Joe Fallon was attended by family members and work colleagues who remain shocked and traumatised by the tragedy that unfolded on Wednesday evening.

Three controlled explosions had to be carried out by the Defence Forces late on Thursday night and early yesterday morning to make safe a number of detonators that remained in the area where Mr Fallon was killed.