Fears grow for safety of lost fisherman

FEARS are growing for the safety of a 42-year-old fisherman whose overturned boat and fishing rod were found washed up along the Wexford coastline yesterday.

Fish processor Ronnie O’Connor had been out at sea with one of his brothers on Sunday. He returned to shore with his brother late in the afternoon. But Mr O’Connor, who lives with his partner in Killag, returned to sea off Cullenstown to continue fishing.

He had arranged that his partner Geraldine Culleton would pick him up at 10.30pm on Sunday. When he failed to return, she raised the alarm.