Fisherman plucked from sea after boat hits rocks

A fisherman is tonight recovering from hypothermia in hospital after his boat sank in the Shannon Estuary.

A fisherman is tonight recovering from hypothermia in hospital after his boat sank in the Shannon Estuary.

The 30-year-old issued a mayday distress signal this afternoon after his 16-foot vessel crashed onto the rocks north of Ballybunnion, Co Kerry.

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