Man critically ill after fall on ferry off Aran Islands

A man has been airlifted to hospital after he was seriously injured in a fall on board a passenger ferry off the Aran Islands this morning.

The incident happened at around 11.30am. The man, believed to have been working on the vessel, suffered a serious head injury.

The ferry docked at Kilronan Pier on Inis Mór and the man was seen by a local doctor.

The new Shannon-based Irish Coast Guard helicopter was sent to airlift the man to hospital in Galway.

He is reported to be in a critical condition.