Youghal Ironman deaths 'no accident', family tells inquest

At Friday’s hearing, the coroner gave a narrative verdict which was that the 45-year-old died 'in difficult conditions' as a result of drowning while competing in the Ironman contest

Brendan Wall and Ivan Chittenden: Both men were competing in the 70.3 half Ironman section of the event. File pictures

The family of a man who died in an Ironman race in Cork has described his and the death of another contestant as “no accident”.

Brendan Wall, 45, and Canadian Ivan Chittenden, 64, died in separate incidents within minutes of each other in the 2023 Ironman 70.3 in Youghal.