The man, well-known locally, is understood to be in his sixties. A second man, a twin of the victim and also in his sixties, was injured and is being treated in Letterkenny hospital.

Gardaí in Letterkenny were alerted to the incident at 2.30pm on Wednesday, 16 September.

This death brings to 13 the number of people who have died on Irish farms so far this year. Thirty people died due to farm accidents 2014, the worst year for farm deaths in living memory.

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