Two men have died in seperate incidents in Cork and Wicklow while carrying out repairs to storm damage over the weekend.

In west Cork, a man in his 50s died in a fall while repairing the roof of a shed on a farm at Kilgarriff outside Clonakilty this afternoon.

Yesterday, an elderly farmer died when he fell from a ladder while carrying out repairs on a roof at Kilmacanogue in Wicklow.

The Gardai and the Health and Safety Authority are investigating both incidents.