Portlaw river-tragedy weir 'was impassable', investigators find

A river weir in which two men drowned on a canoeing trip is impassable, accident investigators found.

Experts reviewing the deaths of Philip Kelly, from Aherlow, Tipperary and Connie Smith, from Killashandra, Cavan on the Clodagh in north Waterford on April 7 last year found the route cannot be passed by boat.