‘The river here is every parent’s fear’

It has been one of their worst fear for years — and now the nightmare has been realised.

A child who was playing on a housing estate green has died after gaining access to the nearby river through a gap in two fences.

The tragedy which unfolded in the Tír Cluain housing estate on the outskirts of Midleton on Saturday night prompted renewed calls from local residents for proper fencing or barriers to prevent another tragedy.