Ten cattle were killed on a farm in Butlersbridge following lightning in Co. Cavan yesterday evening.
The county had been under a thunderstorm warning until 6pm on Friday.
The lightning struck the earth, which resulted in the death of the cattle.
Cavan TD Brendan Smith has expressed his condolences to the farmer following the tragedy:
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While Chairman of the Cavan IFA Maurice Brady says more supports need to be made available to help farmers in these circumstances:
Aontú senator Sarah O'Reilly, who is on the Agricultural Panel, hopes the farmer can recover from the traumatic incident:
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