Follow latest updates as Tropical Storm Ophelia batters Ireland, with homes and businesses without power and schools closed 3.02pm BST Irish Police have confirmed that a man in his 30s was killed while clearing a tree with a chain saw in Ballybrado, Tipperary. Irish death toll in #Ophelia rises to 2. Police say Tipperary man in 30s mortally wounded by own chainsaw as he cleared a felled tree. pic.twitter.com/bIaim1f8Xw 2.58pm BST There are reports of a second death from the storm. A man was killed trying to clear a tree with a chainsaw in Tipperary, according to the Irish Daily Mirror. BREAKING: A man has been killed in Tipperary after trying to clear away a tree with a chainsaw. More to follow. #OpheliaSecond storm related death.@GardaTraffic report incident at Cahir, Co Tipp; man in his 30s killed clearing fallen trees.#Ophelia Continue reading…
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