THE two Irish men killed in a car crash in Canada over the weekend have been named.
Cork natives Cathal Murphy from Bandon and Raymond McCann from Kanturk were travelling in a car in Manitoba when the incident happened.
Emergency services were called to the scene at 10.30am on Saturday morning where they found the vehicle had overturned.
Both men, who were aged as 42 and 33, were unresponsive and pronounced dead at the scene.
Sinn Féin County Councillor for Bandon, Rachel McCarthy told The Irish Post that Mr Murphy was a great person.
"He was a great guy with a great personality, he had a good word for everybody and a very pleasant person," she said.
"[He was] a genuinely happy person, a very talented soccer player," Ms McCarthy added. "The town is definitely feeling the loss today."
Ms McCarthy said Cathal Murphy was the second eldest of four boys, and had been travelling the world for a number of years.
He had also lived in Australia.
Bandon poet, Brian O'Driscoll paid tribute to Mr Murphy in a poem titled, The Impression Maker.
"A crying town weeps whilst one third of brothers goes to take him home in cradled arms," the poem read.
"And we will never get to forget what it is exactly that you mean to people [...] No, they sure as sh*t don't make 'em quite like they used to ... do they though?"
"Goodbye our fantastical friend, for you reminded us all for one last time that you meant more than most people could have ever fully fathomed."
"A man's true worth has to solely lie with just how incredibly much he will be unforgettably missed," Mr O'Driscoll wrote.
The Irish Department of Foreign Affairs is providing consular assistance to both families.
The Royal Mounted Canadian Police in Manitoba have appealed for information regarding the crash.
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