Farmer who died after getting into difficulty in River Bandon is named locally

The body of Eugene McSweeney (55), from Ballyboy, near Dunmanway, was found in the river outside Dunmanway on Wednesday evening.

Body of Eugene McSweeney (55) from Ballyboy, near Dunmanway, Co Cork, was found in the river Bandon

The coroner has been notified.

A man in his 50s has died after getting into difficulty in a river in Co Cork.

Two youngsters had a miraculous escape when a car they were travelling in plunged into a roadside pond while trying to avoid a wild boar that suddenly crossed the road. The accident occurred at Kottakulam, Chittilanchery, around 2.30 a.m. on Tuesday. The youngsters were travelling from Alathur when the wild boar darted