Gun accident victim honoured

A guard of honour of hurling team-mates from the Broad ford, Co Clare, GAA club lined up at St Peter's parish church last night…

A guard of honour of hurling team-mates from the Broad ford, Co Clare, GAA club lined up at St Peter's parish church last night for the arrival of the remains of Mr David O'Brien (19), who died in a shooting accident near his home last Wednesday.

An engineering student at the University of Limerick, he was one of three children of Mr James G. O'Brien, a prison officer at Limerick, and Mrs O'Brien, of Ardskeagh, Broadford.

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