Family of Kerry man who plunged to death in river while working on Limerick bridge settle action for €1.1m

Stonemason TJ’ O’Herlihy was 36 years of age when he and his colleague Bryan Whelan, 29, from O’Briensbridge, Co Clare, were trapped in the cage which fell into the river nine years ago and the two men drowned.

The family of a man who plunged to his death and drowned in the River Shannon after the steel cage carrying him and his colleagues as they worked on a Limerick bridge suddenly dropped into the water has settled for €1.1m a High Court action over his death.

Stonemason and father of two TJ O’Herlihy, from Castleisland, Co Kerry, was 36 years of age when he and his colleague Bryan Whelan, 29, from O’Briensbridge, Co Clare, were trapped in the cage which fell into the river nine years ago and the two men drowned.