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Irish IndependentNews report · Aug 28, 6:15 AM
‘Worst flooding in a lifetime’ occurs in Killarney following torrential rain
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Mayor of Killarney Councillor John O’Donoghue has said the clean up of the town “will be imense”
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‘Worst flooding in a lifetime’ occurs in Killarney following torrential rain
Irish Independent reaches for "worst"; RTE News (Ireland) for "worst".
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What happened Mayor of Killarney Councillor John O’Donoghue has said the clean up of the town “will be imense”.
The headline split Irish Independent frames it as "‘Worst flooding in a lifetime’ occurs in Killarney following torrential rain". RTE News (Ireland) frames it as "Rain caused 'worst flooding in lifetime' - mayor in Kerry".
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Irish TimesNews report · Aug 28, 7:30 AM
Killarney experiences ‘worst flooding in a lifetime’ as ‘significant’ water levels seen in Cabra
Co Kerry town saw its main tourist route close last night as 57ml of rain fell in four hours
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RTE News (Ireland)News report · Aug 28, 5:20 AM
Rain caused 'worst flooding in lifetime' - mayor in Kerry
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Most of the town of Killarney in Co Kerry was hit by the worst flooding in a lifetime last night, according to its mayor.
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Aug 28, 5:20 AM: RTE News (Ireland) joined the source map.
Aug 28, 6:15 AM: Irish Independent joined the source map.
Aug 28, 7:30 AM: Irish Times joined the source map.
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