Fisherman dies during annual trip home to West Cork
A fisherman has died on an annual summer trip home to fish off West Cork.
The man in his 60s, named locally as Michael John O'Brien, died while out on his 16ft boat near Schull on Monday.
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The man in his 60s, named locally as Michael John O'Brien, died while out on his 16ft boat near Schull on Monday.
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