Boy, 9, killed in tragic machinery accident in Donegal home

Boy, 9, killed in tragic machinery accident in Donegal home

Joey Forker, aged 9, was killed in a tragic accident.

Sat, 23 Aug, 2025 - 20:47
Stephen Maguire

A nine-year-old boy killed in a tragic accident at his family home in Co Donegal last night has been named locally.

Joey Forker died following a freak accident involving machinery on land at his family's home at Meenmore on the outskirts of Dungloe.

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