The 6-yr-old boy who sadly died following an incident at Rathmoylan in Co Waterford early Friday morning has been named as Matthew Healy.
A mass is currently taking place in the Cathedral in Waterford for the young child.
Local sources say that he was living in Ballygunner and was attending school nearby at Faithlegg National School.
Matthew played soccer with Park Rangers AFC, based in Faithlegg with the club paying tribute:
“It is with great sadness that we learned about the tragic passing of one of our players this week,” Park Rangers said in a statement to RTE.
“Matthew was a member of our under seven squad. He will be sadly missed by teammates and coaches.
“Our thoughts are with his loved ones at this unimaginably difficult time.”
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