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County Laois parish in mourning following the death of a priest in a "freak accident"

County Laois parish in mourning following the death of a priest in a "freak accident"

A parish in Co Laois is in mourning after the death of a priest in what's being described as a "freak accident" involving a car.

Fr. John Cummins - who previously worked in Carlow Cathedral and IT Carlow - was fatally injured in the incident outside the parochial house in Abbeyleix yesterday afternoon.

Gardaí say an investigation into the sudden death is underway.

 

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