Inquest hears man who died of cancer had mixed 'asbestos by hand' 50 years ago

An inquest into the death of a former Bord na Mona employee, who died from an asbestos-related cancer, heard claims today the deceased was exposed to asbestos while working at one of the company’s briquette factories over 50 years ago.

Jim O’Dwyer, 80, was diagnosed with an asbestos-related tumour last August.