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Irish Citizen Dies In Building Site Fall In New York City

A workplace accident at a construction site in New York took the life of an Irish citizen on Friday. Brain Forde, an Irishman in his twenties, fell at a construction site to his death on Friday, June 10. The man was originally from originally from Athenry in Co Galway, Ireland.

The Department of Foreign Affairs has confirmed that it is providing consular assistance to the man's family. Arrangements are being made to repatriate the man's body to his homeland following the deadly fall accident. The details of the construction site fall accident are unknown at this time.

The death marks the third accidental death of Irish Citizen in the United States in recent weeks -- Ann Coleman, of Abbeyknockmoy near Tuam and her husband, Joe O'Connell, originally from north Kerry, were killed in a car accident in Iowa in June.