Elderly man dies in suspected farm incident

An elderly man has died in a suspected farm incident in Co Westmeath.

An elderly man has died in a suspected farm incident in Co Westmeath.

A search was launched when the man (72) went missing on his farm between Mullingar and Delvin yesterday afternoon.

It is understood the man’s remains were discovered during the search at a slurry tank on the farm.

Separately, gardaí said a man died in Co Roscommon after an accident in a warehouse yesterday evening.