21-year-old from Kerry Joins Firefighters in Australia
Newstalk Breakfast Weekends
English - January 12, 2020 09:18 - 7 minutes - 451 BytesNews radio Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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A firefighter in Australia has died while trying to tackle wildfires which have been raging across the country for months. He was killed in Victoria, as authorities warn that bushfires are continuing to spread - despite forecasts of cooler weather.
One young Irish man, Connor Nourse, has travelled from Tralee in Co Kerry to join firefighters in Australia. His mother, Catherine, joined Susan to share the story.