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By Nicola Donnelly & Zesha Saleem Tributes have been paid to a seven-year-old boy who drowned in a hotel swimming pool yesterday – who will be remembered for his “bright smile and kind heart”. Shay Lynch, from Clonlara in Co Clare, got into difficulty after attending a birthday party at the Lakeside Hotel & Leisure Centre in Killaloe on Saturday. In a statement, Shay’s school, Scoil Seanain Naofa, Clonlara, said: “Our school community has experienced the tragic death of our beloved pupil, Shay Lynch. “His bright smile and his kind heart endeared him to everyone in our school community. He will…