Renowned Galway fishing family hit by double tragedy

The deaths of the father and son have shocked the fishing community, Claddagh neighbours and friends throughout Galway city and beyond.

The Galway family mourning the death of a fisherman on Monday afternoon has been hit with a second tragedy.

Tom Oliver, a member of one of Galway’s oldest fishing families from the Claddagh, lost his life in a fishing accident off the shore in Salthill on Monday afternoon.