A Dublin college has paid tribute to journalist Pierre Zakrzewski, who was killed on Monday while reporting on the war in Ukraine.
BCFE paid tribute to former student Mr Zakrzewski, describing him as "keen and hard-working" man who always wanted to work in tv journalism.
They said in a statement: "BCFE commends Pierre for his work in the Urkraine and offers our sympathies to his family, friends and colleagues."
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Pierre Zakrzewski studied Television and Audio Operations in Ballyfermot College of Further Education in 1995.
Pierre’s former Teacher John Moriarty, who is now the Director of Transformation and Knowledge in CDETB, remembered Pierre as a "keen, hardworking and fun-loving" mature student who always wanted to work in TV Journalism and had a very successful career from the moment he graduated.
Meanwhile, St Conleths College in Ballsbridge confirmed that Mr Zakrzewski was a past pupil of the school who graduated in 1984.
They paid tribute to him on Twitter, saying: "It is great sadness that St. Conleth's College acknolwledges the tragic passing of Past Pupil Pierre Zakrzewski (Class of 1984) in the Ukraine.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends."
Mr Zakrzewski was a well-regarded war-zone journalist who covered conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Syria and was working as a cameraman in Ukraine for Fox News since February.
Two of Mr Zakrzewski's brothers, Greg and Nick, paid tribute to him today on RTE's Today with Claire Byrne.
They remembered him as a "hard worker" who would never miss a family event despite being based all over the world for his job.
They said the news first broke on Monday that Fox News reporter Benjamin Hall, one of Pierre's colleagues, was seriously injured after an attack.
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