Garda’s cliff death 10th such fatality

THE off-duty garda who died after falling from a cliff in Co Clare on Thursday was the 10th person to be killed in such circumstances on the Clare coastline in the past five years.

Garda Adrian Martin, from Carrickmacross, Co Monaghan, had been fishing from a 75-foot cliff near Dunlicky, a short distance from the popular resort town of Kilkee, when he fell to his death. His six-year-old son witnessed the tragedy.

The Clones-based garda had been on holiday in Kilkee with his family at the time of the accident. It is believed his fishing line got snagged on the cliff face and he fell to his death while trying to free it. It is also believed an onshore wind may have played a part in the accident.