The inquests in to the deaths of 2 men who died during an Ironman competition in Youghal in August of last year will open today.
45-year-old Brendan Wall from Slane in County Meath and 64 year old Ivan Chittenden of Toronto in Canada died on August 20th last year after they separately experienced difficulties in the water during the challenge.
The brief hearing at Midleton courthouse today is set to involve the hearing of evidence involving identification as well as the causes of death of both men.
The inquest will then be adjourned until a later date.
The Ironman event in Youghal is not going ahead this year with organisers describing it as being on “hiatus” to allow for “further healing.”
