Donegal community mourn Inver victims

The fishing community in Co Donegal is coming to terms this morning with the latest tragedy in Ireland's waters.

A father and son died in hospital yesterday shortly after being airlifted from the sea in Inver Bay.

The pair, who have been named locally as 46-year-old Liam Kennedy and his teenage son Conor, were checking lobster pots around half a mile off the coast when they got into difficulties during high winds.

The alarm was raised by another fisherman who had returned to shore due to the bad weather.

The tragedy came less than a day after two eastern European fishermen drowned when their car plunged off Rossaveal Pier in Co Galway on Sunday night.