Cavan man dies in mining explosion in Australia

New South Wales police vehicle. File Picture.

A Cavan man has died, along with a woman in her 20s, in a mining explosion in Australia.

Ambrose Patrick McMullen from Cootehill in Cavan lost his life in the tragedy which occurred in the early hours of Tuesday morning. The 59-year-old had been living in Australia with his wife and family for a number of years.