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Man dies while moving cattle in Co Galway

Gardaí and the Health and Safety Authority are both investigating the incident
Gardaí and the Health and Safety Authority are both investigating the incident

A man has died in an apparent farm accident in Co Galway.

The 84-year-old was moving cattle when the accident occurred near Athenry.

Gardaí and the Health and Safety Authority are both investigating the incident.

This death brings to 21 the number of fatalities on farms so far this year.

A 59 year-old farmer died near Schull in Co Cork when he fell from a shed on which he was carrying out repairs on Saturday.