Christmas Day drowning victim Martin Needham is laid to rest

Martin was of one of the two men who died in the Christmas Day accident in Co Mayo.

Christmas Day drowning victim Martin Needham is laid to rest
Thu, 28 Dec, 2017 - 14:29

The funeral has taken place of one of the men who died in a Christmas Day accident in Co Mayo.

Martin Needham and his friend Declan Davitt drowned when the 4 X 4 jeep they were travelling in was submerged in the Carrowniskey River near Louisburgh.

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