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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jenn Selby

Tributes paid to Irish council worker killed by falling tree in Storm Eunice

Winter weather Feb 18th 2022High Tide flooding near Lahinch, Co Clare, as Storm Eunice continues to rage across Ireland. More than 55,000 homes, farms and businesses were without power on the island on Friday morning, as the storm tracked eastwards across the Republic. Counties Cork, Kerry and the south of the country have borne the brunt of the major storm so far, which brought high winds and snow to parts of the island. Picture date: Friday February 18, 2022.
High tide flooding near Lahinch, Co Clare on Friday, as Storm Eunice continued to rage across Ireland. Photograph: Eamon Ward/PA

Tributes have been paid to an Irish council worker who “died in the line of duty” after being hit by a falling tree during Storm Eunice.

Billy Kinsella, 59, from Clonroe in Gorey, was clearing debris from a road close to his home in Co Wexford when he was struck.

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