Father-of-five crushed in latest farming accident

A father-of-five has died following a farm accident in Co Clare, the second in the county in a fortnight.

Gerry O’Connell, 57, was found dead under his tractor near a shed adjacent to the church and graveyard at Ballyea, shortly before 10pm on Wednesday.

It is understood Mr O’Connell was last seen alive at around 7pm when he left his home to move cattle from his uncle’s land to sloblands close to the Shannon Estuary.