“A Cloud Hangs Over Cooraclare” Following Farm Death

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It’s claimed a cloud is hanging over a West Clare community, following the death of a man in a farm accident.

68-year-old Paddy Clohessey died from injuries sustained while helping a neighbour load cattle onto a trailer on a farm near Cooraclare village yesterday morning.

Gardaí and the Health and Safety Authority are conducting separate investigations into the incident.

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Local Councillor Bill Chambers, who knew Paddy well, has been telling Clare FM’s Fiona Cahill that the whole community has been impacted by his death: