'Fix broken weir to save lives,' say Cork drowning bereaved

Bernard Geasley who died on the River Lee at Ballincollig

The families of local heroes who risked - and one of whom tragically lost - their life to save others in a treacherous part of the River Lee are demanding that a broken weir is fixed as a priority to save others.

Local councillors predicted that the broken weir, which allows sudden rushes of water to hit a popular stretch of river by Ballincollig's Regional Park in Cork, would kill almost 20 years ago, but it was not repaired.