Tributes for former amateur jockey, business executive and ‘thorough gentleman', 58, killed in Kildare farm accident
TRIBUTES have poured in for a former amateur jockey and top business executive who died in a farm accident.
The victim, named locally as Eamonn Egan, 58, was the chief executive of the Irish division of international insurance firm Lloyd's.
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In a statement Gardai said: "A post-mortem examination is due to be carried out in due course."
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"As such, no further information is available at this time."
Mr Egan, a former amateur jockey, was well-known in both the business and equestrian communities.
He also hunted with the Ward Union.
Locals said he was a "thorough gentleman who loved equestrian sport and outdoor life".
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Mr Egan is survived by his wife, daughter and son.
No funeral arrangements have been made as yet.
A total of 33 work-related fatalities have been recorded in Ireland in 2025 so far, with 16 of those fatalities occurring in the agricultural sector.
Farming incidents resulted in 12 deaths in 2024.
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