Tragedy was second for Bryan Whelan’s family

The death of Bryan Whelan, whose body was discovered last Saturday trapped in a cage in the River Shannon, was the second tragedy to strike his family, it has emerged

Sources close to the Whelans revealed how an uncle of Bryan’s was killed in a motorcycle accident 37 years ago.

“Bryan’s father John went through the heartache of loosing a brother in a motorcycle crash and now he has lost a son,” said a source close to the family.