William Kenny (41) was killed in Portrane, Co Dublin in 2023
Dublin District Coroner’s Court heard that William Kenny, who had been felling trees for more than 20 years, died almost instantly on February 11th, 2023. Photograph: Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin
Brendan McGahern, who was felling the tree with Mr Kenny on the day of his death, said the pair cut and felled trees alongside their primary jobs in construction and the planned operation was a “textbook” felling. “The behaviour of it was unprecedented, I’ve never in my life seen a tree behave the way it did,” he said.
In a written statement, Garda Aidan Barry of Santry Garda station said it appeared as though the large tree slipped off the stump, spun around and fell backwards. “There were no obvious obstructions that would have hindered his escape. The speed and weight of the falling tree caused Mr Kenny to lose his life,” he said.
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