Tributes have been paid to a British Army officer who grew up in Co Roscommon, after he died following a live firing training incident in England.
Captain Philip Gilbert Muldowney, 25, died on Sunday following the incident at Otterburn Training Area in Northumberland, the UK’s Ministry of Defence said.
Known locally as Gilbert, Captain Muldowney grew up in Ballinameen, near Boyle after his family moved there from Dublin when he was a child.
His father, David, is a permanent deacon in the Diocese of Elphin.
The Dioceses of Achonry and Elphin released a statement on Wednesday afternoon saying they “join in offering our condolences and prayers to Deacon David Muldowney, his wife…