Dad killed after he's hit by a tree in storm's 122mph winds
TRIBUTES have been paid to a council worker who was killed during Storm Eunice after he was struck by a tree.
Billy Kinsella, 59, was clearing debris from a road near his home in Co Wexford, Ireland, when he was tragically killed.Trees came down all over the UK as record-breaking winds were recordedThe father-of-one, an employee of Wexford County Council, had been helping at the scene of another fallen tree in Ballythomas when he was fatally injured.
Sinn Fein councillor Fionntan O Suilleabhain, who lives close to Mr Kinsella and grew up with his family, paid tribute to the "quiet family man". He said: "People in the area are devastated. It is such a tragedy for his wife Rita and their only child Conor. "Billy died in the line of duty while out doing council work and attending the scene of a fallen tree."He comes from a well-respected family and a very hard-working family. He was a quiet family man who was devoted to his son, who he brought to sporting events all over.
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