Tributes paid to ‘kind' man after body recovered from canal
Peter Dinnegan died in the early hours of Sunday morning
Tributes have been paid to Peter Dinnegan, whose body was recovered from the banks of the Royal Canal in Mullingar on Sunday morning.
Emergency services discovered the 55-year-old after they were called to the scene just after 6am.
Mourners took to social media to pay their respects, and share condolences.
'Rest in peace to my old friend Peter Dinnegan, I'm so sorry for all the family lost he was a very nice man and he was kind and we will all miss him,' one person wrote.
'Rip Peter Dinnegan, may god watch over the family,' another shared.
A third added: 'Condolences to all the Dinnegan family on the passing of Peter at this sad time.'
Meanwhile, a family member said: 'Peter I'll never understand why. God may give you best bed in heaven your back with Willie, Michael, Patrick and Lily.
'Mind nanny and grandad and all the family get through this it's to much for them to lose 5 within 4 year please god look down on them.
'Gowan my uncle Peter Dinnegan fly high you legend.'
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Gardaí are awaiting the results of a post-mortem which they say will determine the course of their investigation.
'Gardaí were alerted to the discovery of a body in the Royal Canal, Mulingar, shortly after 6am on Sunday 08th June 2025,' a spokesperson for An Garda Síochána said.
'The deceased male was recovered from the canal by the Fire Service.
'His body has been transferred to the morgue, where a post-mortem examination will take place in due course. The results of the examination will determine the course of the Garda investigation.
'Investigations are ongoing.'
Funeral details are yet to be announced.
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