Locals in the tight-knit Tipperary village about 8km from Cashel are said to be in shock
Kevin Ivers
Tributes have been paid to an Irishman who was killed in a car accident in Australia on Sunday.
Father-of-two Kevin Ivers, who was in his 30s and originally from Pearse Park Golden in Co Tipperary, died in a car crash in Perth.
Mr Ivers ran the Golden Plant Hire in Gingin, Perth, Western Australia.
It is believed that Mr Ivers’ car accident happened during torrential rain in Perth.
Locals in the tight-knit Tipperary village, which is about 8km from Cashel, are said to be shocked by the news.
Mr Ivers had attended primary school in the village of Golden and secondary school at Cashel Community School.
One local said that Kevin was a gentleman and many had “great memories of him growing up in Pearse Park in Golden”.
The Irish Department of Foreign Affairs has been informed of the news and is offering consular assistance to Mr Ivers’ fiancée Rhyllie Vine and his sons, who are aged thee and five.
Mr Ivers is survived by Ms Vine, sons Sonny and Banjo, parents Richie and Ann, brothers Paddy and David, sisters Donna and Aoife, grandmother Bridget, brother-in-law Michael, sisters-in-law Emma and Sheila, nephews, nieces, uncles, aunts, relatives and his many friends in Australia and Golden.
No funeral arrangements have been made as yet but they are likely be announced in the coming days.
