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Noel O'Reilly RIP
The Funeral Mass of a Newport man who died tragically after the car he was driving entered the water at Newport Quay will take place on Wednesday.
Noel O'Reilly of Drimurla, Newport, and formerly of Drumarg, Co Armagh was named as the driver of a Seat car who died on Saturday evening after the car he was driving entered the water.
His body will repose in St Dominick's Funeral Home, Newport, on Tuesday evening, May 13 from 5.30pm with removal at 7pm to the Church of the Holy Family, Fahy. Requiem Mass will take place at 11am on Wednesday followed by burial afterwards in the adjoining cemetery.
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The tragedy occurred at approximately 5.30pm on Saturday evening when emergency services received a report of a vehicle entering the water at the Point area of Newport Quay.
A number of people were in the area at the time and witnessed the car entering the water and some jumped into the water to try to assist but were unable to do so.
Members of the Westport Coast Guard unit as well as An Garda Siochána, fire service and the Irish Coast Guard emergency helicopter attended the location and local divers later retrieved the body of Mr O'Reilly from the vehicle. Emergency services confirmed there were no other occupants in the car when it entered the water.
Aged in his 60s, the body of Mr O’Reilly was later transferred to Mayo University Hospital where a post mortem took place to help determine the cause of death.
The car was taken from the water shortly after 8pm and the area was sealed off pending a garda forensic examination of the area.
A Garda investigation is underway to determine the cause of the accident and any witnesses are asked to contact Westport Garda Station.
Mr O'Reilly is predeceased by his wife Mary Ann and survived by his children, Amy, Rachel, Conor, Mickey, Anthony and Sarah, grandchildren, extended families, neighbours and many friends.
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