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AN IRISH farmer has been left reeling by the loss of his 10 cattle, who were killed in a lightning strike on a farm earlier this week.
The cattlestrophic tragedy happened in the Butlersbridge area of Co Cavan.
The 10 continental suckler-bred heifers, owned by a farmer from the area, are understood to have taken shelter under a tree in the middle of the field amid heavy rain over the weekend.
But in a freak accident, a bolt of lightning then struck the earth killing the cattle instantly.
The horror strike happened at around 8pm on Friday evening, shortly after a Status Yellow thunderstorm warning issued for the county had expired.
Cavan-Monaghan TD Brendan Smith has offered his condolences to the local farmer.
He said: “It just shows how dangerous storms can be and changing weather patterns.
“I want to say to the farmer I appreciate the huge loss it is to him and it’s a huge shock to hit any farmer.
“We all know farmers go out and tend to their cattle and their livestock and to their land in such a dedicated and diligent manner.
“So it is a huge loss to any individual and I am very sorry to hear of that particular and major loss on a farm in so many ways.”
Mr Smith, who lives in the area, admitted the local farmer had been left reeling by the “frightening incident”.
He said: “It had to be an awful shock to discover that number of livestock dead.
“I know that the loss of livestock through disease or more so in such a rare incident [like this] takes a serious emotional toll on any farmer and family apart from the financial loss.
“Farmers work very hard in rearing and tending to their livestock in a very diligent and caring manner.
“We should always be conscious that farmers in breeding and rearing cattle just do not shut on and off production.
“My thoughts are very much with the farmer in this huge loss to his farm holding.”
Met Eireann had issued a number of weather warnings over the weekend as a surge of humid air settled over the country.
It is the latest tragedy to rock Irish farms after a number of cattle were killed in a lightning strike near Gort, Co Galway, in August last year.
In 2019, eight in-calf heifers were killed on a farm in Moneygall, Co Offaly after being struck by lightning while taking shelter under a bush.
Some 23 cattle, mostly Charolais crosses, were killed in a lightning strike in Co Waterford in 2014.
ICONIC 80s movie star Jeff Cohen looked totally unrecognizable this week as he stepped out in Los Angeles.
Best known for playing Chunk, the beloved truffle-shuffler from the 1985 Spielberg-produced hit, The Goonies, Cohen looked world’s away from his onscreen persona.
Now 50, the one-time child star currently works as a successful entertainment lawyer.
Dressed in a suit jacket, jeans, and a maroon fedora, Jeff was a far cry from the ice cream-obsessed, Hawaii-shirt-wearing-mischief-maker he played as a kid.
Before leaving acting behind, Cohen appeared in hit TV shows like Family Ties, The Facts of Life, and Webster, but he says it was puberty that ended his Hollywood dream.
“There were basically about four fat kids in town, so every time there was a fat kid role, you saw the same people at the audition,” Jeff once shared.
“It was survival of the fattest. But when I hit puberty, it was a career ender for me. I was transforming from Chunk to hunk and I couldn’t get roles any more.”
He added: “It was terrible. My first love was acting, but puberty had other ideas. It was a forced retirement. I didn’t give up acting. Acting gave me up.”
Cohen, who studied at UC Berkeley and later went to UCLA School of Law, co-founded Cohen Gardner LLP in 2002.
Despite his fame as a child, he says clients have no problem taking him seriously.
“My clients get a kick out of the fact their lawyer is Chunk. They dig it,” he said. “With my job, I’m dealing with legitimately famous people, so it’s just silly and fun.
“I’m usually only the fifth most famous person in the room at any one time.”
Cohen’s memories of making The Goonies remain vivid.
“It was great,” he recalled. “For me, the best part about it was Richard Donner the director. He was big on letting the kids be kids and I think that’s one of the reasons the movie stands up today.”
He continued: “People still watch the movie themselves or watch it with their own kids. Even though it’s very eighties in the fashions, it’s still kids being kids.
“Richard Donner wanted us to improvise, talk over each other, push and shove and kind of do our thing.
“I think that’s one of the reasons people like it. It doesn’t seem like kids acting. It’s just kids being themselves, which Richard really encouraged. He wanted us to be comfortable.”
Recalling one particular moment with Donner, Jeff said: “In the scene where Sloth picks me up while I’m strapped to a chair, I was told he wasn’t going to pick me up because John Matuszak’s back hurt.
“But of course, John was so strong it was nothing to him, so he just picked me up and kissed me. My shock and horror was real. I wasn’t that good an actor – that was actual terror on my face.”
Earlier this year, Jeff reunited with his co-stars to celebrate fellow Goonie Ke Huy Quan, who played Data, as he was honored at the TCL Chinese Theater.
Cohen, along with Corey Feldman, Josh Brolin, Kerri Green, and screenwriter Chris Columbus turned out to support Quan, who won an Oscar last year for Everything Everywhere All at Once.
Jeff, now Ke Huy Quan’s entertainment lawyer, gave his friend a proud bear hug as the group relived their childhood memories on the red carpet.
Зрада — найпростіший спосіб зруйнувати кохання або сильно зіпсувати відносини. Але при цьому існує кілька речей, які набагато гірше відносин на стороні, хоча в багатьох сім’ях подібна поведінка вважається нормою або чимось незначним. Такі ситуації в майбутньому можуть перерости у величезну трагедію, яка зруйнує шлюб. Залишатися разом, тому що так зручно Людям, які вирішили пов’язати […]
Lidl is selling a range of toys that are sure to entertain your children for hours this summer – and prices start from just £2.49.
The supermarket is selling four pull the tab books which are ideal if your child is learning to read or write.
The Hinkler Pull the Tab Times Tables book is perfect for on-the-go learning.
Use the wipe clean pen to write your answers, then pull the tab to find out if you are right.
Once you’re done just wipe it clean and repeat.
Meanwhile, the Pull the Tab Spelling book can help your child to learn how to spell simple words including boy, lamp and gate.
For younger children there is a phonics version to help your child sound out words and phrases.
Finally, the maths book can help your child with simple sums.
All of the books are available in Lidl stores now but you will need to be quick as when they are gone they are gone.
Lidl is also selling two Toytopic Kids’ Travel Activity Packs for £3.99 each.
The 14 piece sets have a lot of fun activities to keep your little ones entertained on the go.
They come with a resealable bag, which is great for taking them on plane, train or car journeys.
The sets include an activity book, six coloured pencils, small scribble board, word search book, maze game, two sticker sheets, a fidget twisty toy and a magic cube toy.
One set is pink and includes unicorns, while the other is blue and space-themed.
Both activity packs are available in store now.
Lidl has also brought back its sell-out pizza oven.
The Grillmeister Gas Pizza Oven costs just £79.99 and is back in stores on Thursday.
The gadget is a whopping £170 cheaper than the Ninja version so will definitely be popular with shoppers.
You can use the oven to cook crispy pizzas or fresh baguettes and you can eat them fresh from the oven.
The supermarket is also selling a new garden plant range with prices starting from £1.99.
Green-fingered shoppers can buy the bedding plants and flowering plants, which are perfect for brightening up flowerbeds, hanging baskets and window boxes this summer.
Prices start from just £1.99 and the plants have already hit the famous middle aisle – just in time for the summer season.
Lidl is also stocking large perennials for just £4.99, and Hibiscus plants for only £6.99, which will add colour and height to any patio or garden display.
The chain is also selling a £6 foldable backpack that is perfect for Ryanair flights this summer.
Shoppers can snap up the travel essential now at their local Lidl.
The 20litre capacity bag comes with a three-year warranty and unfolded measures H42.5 × W28 × D17cm.
When not in use, it folds into its own pocket so you can pack it away into your hold luggage with no fuss – ideal for flights.
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