Investigations are continuing into the cause of an accident that killed two brothers at a quarry in County Tipperary yesterday.
The brothers have been named locally as 42-year-old Fergus Brophy and 34-year-old Philip Brophy from Ballybrittas in Count Laois.
The pair got into difficulty while diving at a quarry in Portroe yesterday.
The diving centre at the quarry had reopened its doors for the first time when the accident happened.
The brothers were seen entering the water at about half past midday but got into difficulty at some point between then and half past one.
They were said to be experienced divers.
The brothers are thought to have been very experienced divers.
On Newstalk Breakfast this morning, local councillor Seamus Morris said it appears one of then went to help the other when he got into difficulty.
“These were two very experienced divers so it was not something that was done in error,” he said.
“Something obviously went wrong somewhere and it looks like one brother jumped in to help the other brother but you know, unfortunately diving a has a dangerous side to it too and all divers would be very careful about how they go about their duties when they are diving.”
When gardaí arrived, both men's bodies had already been recovered by amateur divers at the scene.
Kilaloe coastguard, gardaí and ambulance personnel were among those involved in the operation.
The brothers' remains were taken to Limerick University hospital where post-mortems will be carried out this morning.
