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“A Cloud Hangs Over Cooraclare” Following Farm Death

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.

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

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:

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