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A man in his 20s has died after he became ill while on a skiing trip in France.
The man, believed to be from Cork, is understood to have been holidaying with friends at a French ski resort over the weekend when he died on Saturday
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According to the Irish Times, the young man was a student at University College Cork (UCC) and came from Tower, near Blarney. He was on the trip with a Cork skiing and snowboarding group at a resort in the French Alps.
Local Fine Gael councillor Damian Boylan said the community in Tower and Blarney were in shock following the young man's death.
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"Everyone was shocked at the news, the lad was well known and well liked and would have been very involved with Blarney Utd so there's a real sadness about the place today," he said.
The Department of Foreign Affairs have said it is "aware of the case and is providing consular assistance".
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