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TRIBUTES HAVE BEEN paid following the tragic death of a young man in Monaghan on Wednesday evening.
Gary Askin (28) died after being overcome by fumes at a mushroom processing plant at Cornacrieve, Emyvale, Monaghan.
Gardaí received an emergency call to the scene at about 8pm on Wednesday evening. First responders found Gary, his brother Stephen and another man unconscious in a silo at the plant.
Gary was pronounced dead at the scene.
Local councillor Seamus Treanor said that Stephen had gotten into difficulty in one of the silos in the plant and Gary had saved him, but had been overcome by fumes himself.
“To think the brave young man was trying to save his brother and another lad,” Treanor told TheJournal.ie.
Gary came from a well-know family in Emyvale and was heavily involved in the local GAA community.
Treanor said that the entire community was in shock following his death.
“The entire community is numb at this time,” he said.
“Everyone is just in shock. He was a really big part of the GAA here and his family is really involved with the entire community in Emyvale.
You think of so many bad people in this wold and here are people who are so good in life and for this man to be taken away is so tragic.
“A black cloud”
Gary was a lifetime player of Emyvale GAA Club. The club honoured him yesterday in a Facebook post.
“A black cloud descended over Emyvale yesterday evening when the news broke that Gary Askin had lost his life in a workplace accident while trying to save others,” the club said.
“Gary was a member of Emyvale GAA Club from the age of ten and played at every level through juvenile, minor, U21 and senior. He was part of the U14 team that won the county league in 2003.
But we will remember him especially for his smiling face, witty remarks, good humour, great personality and love of life. The bingo and all football matches over the weekend have been cancelled as a mark of respect.
Garda crime scene examiners investigated the silo following the incident and a post-mortem examination was carried out on Gary’s body.
His funeral mass will take place on Sunday at 11.30am in St Patrick’s Church, Corracrin.
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Disgusting, I’m appalled at this jesus christ, surely there was some patient who could have made way
I always believe that it takes a certain kind of person to become a nurse or a doctor , they save lives, but in the case its shocking to think that these nurses and doctors stood back and let this little baby die rather than help . Shame on them ! Whoever was involved in this should be sacked and never work in that profession again , how could you trust them ?
seems like more of a management issue to me. i doubt any doctor or nurse in the 2nd hospital would have seen the child as they would have been told by admissions or management staff that there was no space
Hadnt we a similar incident where the chemist refused to give an anapen out when someone had an allergic reaction nearby, causing their death..are we any better!!!!!!!
Failure of a system that allows individuals to neglect their duties. Unlikely to happen here ?it does if not as blatantly as in this case.
How does the European Court of Human Rights have jurisdiction or make a ruling that has any effect in Turkey? Have they sneaked into the EU without us noticing?
Cause they want to join the eu as far as I’m aware part of conditions of joining is the applicants human rights records as well as other things
The ECHR is a body of the Council of Europe, not the EU.
I am sure if there was a member of ISIS in the ambulance they would have been quick enough to offer care.
Very true , frank
Always the bitter word Frank. Never an expression of regret at the death of an innocent, in this case a new born child, or a prayer. You’ll spout biblical quotes and other conspiratorial sh1+e aplenty but not one ounce of compassion comes forth from you ever. What a vile excuse for a human being.
RIP the little baby
Dean
I find Frank offers plenty of compassion when he, despite bucket loads of insults and ridicule takes the time to warn his fellow man about the tyranny and goings on of the criminal elite.
I have never seen you show compassion for children killed by drones, warfare or Sanctions for that matter.
Dean Anderson_The truth stings doesn’t it?
Did you offer any compassion when 41 Children got blown apart by Western backed terrorists in Hom’s last October?
These were real bombs, real children killed but the news was promptly shoved under the carpet by the Western Mainstream Media.
http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/blast-syria-school-kills-18-including-10-kids-421191049
That is so sad :( FFS how much space can a newborn baby take up??!! Life is cheap in some countries :(
Frank, I don’t know of one person who didn’t feel compassion for those poor innocent children. And expressing sympathy for one doesn’t negate sympathy to another. This poor baby’s death is every big as heartbreaking. What is wrong with you?
And Turkey wants to join the EU?
Sounds like it’s cheaper to refuse admission than to make a balls of the actual care.
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