Two men who died during an Ironman event in Youghal yesterday have been named.
65 year old Ivan Chittenden from Toronto in Canada was holidaying in Ireland when he decided to take part in the event in Youghal.
Brendan Wall aged 44 was originally from Co. Meath but was living in Solihull in the UK.
Post mortem's will take place on the bodies of both men today.
Investigations are underway into their deaths, and Southern Correspondent with the Irish Independent Ralph Riegel says the post mortem results will be pivotal to that.
"I think the findings of those post mortem examinations are going to be critical. At this stage it is believed that there may have been medic personal medical emergencies were a key factor in both deaths. If that is the case, it's obviously going to direct we're the safety investigation goes."
