KCLR Wedding Showcase
KCLR NewsNews & Sport

91-year-old man dies in farm accident in North Kilkenny

A 91-year-old man has died on a farm in North Kilkenny in an incident involving livestock.

GardaĆ­ and the Health and Safety Authority have launched separate investigations into the incident which happened on a farm at Sevensisters in Johnstown.

Emergency services were alerted to the incident at around 9.10pm last night.

It’s understood the farmer, who has been named as Jimmy Dowling, was tending to a newborn calf when a cow attacked him.

KCLR Wedding Showcase