A Co Offaly man has died in a mining accident in Ghana.
Seán Egan, a father of two, originally from Edenderry, died within the past couple of days. The Department of Foreign Affairs is providing consular assistance to his family. He is survived by his wife Mary and daughters Shauna and Saoirse.
Fr Philip Smith, parish priest in Ballymore, Co Westmeath, said “he was a great family man, a man of faith”.