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Teen Killed In Farming Accident Named Locally

A teenager killed in a farm accident in Co. Tipperary has been named locally as St Anne’s College, Killaloe Junior Cert student Patrick McCormack.

The 15-year-old died after falling off the back of a tractor while working on a family member’s farm near Boulaglass, in Newtown near Nenagh yesterday afternoon.

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His is the first workplace fatality in the country of 2018 and Gardaí and the HSA are investigating the incident.

Ballina GAA Club have paid tribute – Patrick had been involved in both football and hurling with the local club from a young age.

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