Engineering company wants to donate €40k to charity of victim

The potential hazard posed by a fragile floor surface on the top floor of an office building in Dublin had been identified 15 months before a telecom subcontractor fell to his death from the area, an inquest has heard, reports Sean McCartaigh.

John McCann (62) died after falling 24 metres down a ventilation shaft at the Irish headquarters of engineering consultancy firm, Ove Arup and Partners, at Ringsend Road, Dublin 4 on September 23, 2019.