Storm Ali Claims The Life Of A Woman In Her 50's In Galway
President Michael D Higgins has offered his condolences after the woman's caravan was blown off a cliff
President Michael D Higgins has offered his condolences after a woman in her 50s was killed when the caravan she was in was blown off a cliff in Galway.
It happened at a Claddaghduff in Clifden at around 7.45 this morning.
A search was carried out at the scene and the women's body was found a short time later.
Emergency services are at the scene and the body is expected to be removed to UCG for a post mortem.
Local reporter Mairtin O Cathain says it's believed the woman is from Switzerland:
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