Up To Nine Cows Killed In Clare Lightning Strike

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Up to nine cows were killed in a lightning strike near Kilkee.

The incident happened yesterday afternoon at Dunlicky, on the coast road, while a yellow weather warning was in place for Clare and 18 other counties.

More thunderstorms are expected today, with a weather advisory issued for the whole country until 11pm tonight, and Met Éireann says more warnings are expected to follow.

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Deirdre Lowe from the Met Office says the stormy weather will spread from the west, which has been worst hit so far, to the east and to parts of Ulster.