The Director of Public Prosecutions is seeking stiffer sentences against two companies who were convicted and fined after pleading guilty to criminal charges relating to the deaths of two stonemasons, their inquest heard today.
The inquest jury of three women and three men recorded a verdict of “misadventure” in the deaths of Bryan Whelan and TJ O’Herlihy.
The jury found in accordance with medical evidence outlined at Limerick Coroner’s Court that, both men died by “drowning” in the River Shannon, Limerick City, on August 29, 2015.
