Tributes paid to nephew of Sinn Féin politician after lough tragedy
Tributes have been paid to a man who died after getting into difficulty in a lake in Co Tyrone.
Fiachra Ó Faoláin, who was in his 20s, was a nephew of Sinn Féin MLA Colm Gildernew and former Sinn Féin MP Michelle Gildernew.
It is understood Mr Ó Faoláin entered Carrick Lough in the Carricklongfield Road area of Aughnacloy at about around 11pm on Saturday.
Police, Fire Service personnel and Community Search and Rescue volunteers were all involved in the search for him.
His body was recovered from the water on Sunday.
Colm Gildernew issued a statement on behalf of the Ó Faoláin family.
He said: “It is with great sadness that we learn of the death of our nephew Fiachra Ó Faoláin, after a tragic accident in Carrick Lough on Saturday evening.
“Our immediate thoughts are with Fiachra’s mummy, our sister Fiona, daddy Shane and his siblings Dearbhla, Roisin, Meabh, Daithi and Dualtach, and the wider Ó Faoláin and Gildernew families at this immensely difficult time.
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