A man in his 50s and a woman in her 20s lost their life in an accident in Banagher yesterday.
A close-knit County Offaly community is waking to shock and grief this morning after the deaths of a father and daughter in a workplace tragedy.
The pair, who were originally from Romania, died at Banagher Precast Concrete yesterday, in an incident now under investigation by the Health and Safety Authority.
Cathaoirleach and Independent councillor in Birr John Leahy says the impact on the community is profound:
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