A third person has lost their lives as a result of ex-Hurricane Ophelia.
The accident occurred in Dundalk in Co Louth at around 3pm this afternoon.
The person was killed after a tree fell on their car in Ravensdale.
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Ophelia has claimed it’s second victim.
It’s being reported a man in his 30s has died while clearing a fallen tree in Co. Tipperary.
Earlier today, a woman in her fifties died after the car that she was travelling in was hit by a tree in Co. Waterford.
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Storm Ophelia has claimed it’s first victim.
One person has died after the car that she was travelling in was hit by a tree in Co. Waterford.
It’s reported the woman in her fifties was from the West Waterford.
A passenger in the car, a woman in her seventies, sustained non-life threatening injuries.
People are again being urged to stay indoors.
