Nine-year-old boy named locally after dying in Co Donegal machinery incident

A young boy has died following an incident involving machinery in Co Donegal on Friday night.

The child, named locally as nine-year-old Joey Forker, died at the scene outside the town of Dungloe.

“Gardaí and emergency services responded to a fatal incident at a premises in Dungloe, Co Donegal, yesterday evening, Friday, 22nd August 2025,” a Garda statement said.

“A male child was pronounced deceased at the scene.”

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His body was removed to Letterkenny University Hospital where a postmortem is due to take place.

The Health and Safety Authority has been notified and will attend the scene, gardaí said. A file will be prepared for the coroner’s court.

The tragedy has shocked the community where the boy’s family are well known.