Irish musician left in coma following fall in Portugal

The Department of Foreign Affairs has confirmed that an Irishman is seriously ill and receiving treatment after falling into water while in Portugal.

It is believed the man is Niall Dennehy, a Cork-based musician.

It is understood that he fell into water while in Portugal last week and that he was rescued by friends.

The man was then rushed to hospital, where, it is understood, he was placed in an induced coma.

His family were informed and his parents have been at his hospital bedside.

The Department of Foreign Affairs confirmed that it was aware of a case involving an Irish national in Portugal and that it was providing consular assistance to the family.

Among family members at the Irishman’s bedside is his father, the well-known Cork publican Con Dennehy.

Con Dennehy is at his son's bedside in Portugal

The exact details of the incident have not been made known, but it is understood that the Irishman may have fallen into a swimming pool.

Niall Dennehy is drummer and percussionist with the Art Crimes Band, an acclaimed jazz and R’n’B group which is based in Cork.

The group’s debut album, Radio, was released just a few months ago, having launched at the most recent Guinness Cork Jazz Festival.