Funeral arrangements have been made for a father and daughter who died in a workplace incident at Banagher Precast Concrete in Co Offaly.
49-year-old Mihai Chinez and his 24-year-old daughter, Denisa Chinez will repose at Banagher Community Centre tomorrow evening.
The pair, who were originally from Romania, had worked at the company for a number of years.
Their funeral Mass will take place on Thursday morning at St Rynagh's Church in Banagher, followed by burial in St Rynagh’s Cemetery.
They are survived by their family, including Mihai’s wife, Denisa’s mother Angela, her sister Lavinia Alexandra and Denisa’s fiancé Liviu Blaj.
Operations at the concrete manufacturing facility are suspended again today as the Health and Safety Authority continues its investigation into the circumstances surrounding their deaths.
It is understood the father and daughter had been working in a yard where precast concrete slats are made in moulds, when the tragedy occurred.
The Chairperson of the Birr Municipal District, John Leahy, said the local community was in deep shock following the deaths.
Speaking on Morning Ireland, he said the fact that Mr Chinez's wife and Denisa's mother also worked at the company compounded the tragedy.
Listen: John Leahy speaks about the deaths of a father and daughter in Co Offaly
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Mr Leahy said the family had been part of the Banagher community for a number of years and that there was a strong sense of shock locally.
"I was in Banagher yesterday and the community is just in deep shock," he said.
"We're waiting to wrap around the family when the time is appropriate."
Banagher Precast Concrete employs more than 250 people and operates from a 50-acre facility in Offaly, as well as a secondary manufacturing site in Norfolk in England.
The company has said it is cooperating fully with the HSA investigation and that its immediate priority is supporting the families of the two employees.
