Roofer loses fight for life after fall at CIT

A man in his 50s has died in hospital from injuries sustained in a workplace accident on the grounds of a third-level institution in Cork earlier this week.

Gardaí and the Health and Safety Authority are conducting separate inquiries in to the accident at Cork Institute of Technology on Monday.

Billy Tubritt, 55, a roofer from Saltmills near New Ross in Co Wexford, lost his fight for life at CUH on Tuesday.

The father of two was working with Gorey-based PJ Quinn Roofing and Cladding, which was employed as sub-contractors on a machinery shed.

It is understood he fell from a ladder and suffered severe head injuries.

CIT’s own emergency response team responded and Mr Tubritt was then taken to hospital for emergency surgery.

He was placed on a life support machine but lost his battle for life.

Mr Tubritt is survived by his wife Angela and their children Gavin and Janet. He will be buried after 11am Mass on Friday at St Aidans church, Poulfur.