Turtle swept 3,000 miles off course nursed back to health in Kerry 

The turtle was close to death when found covered in seaweed, and barely able to lift her head, on the beach in Quilty, Co Clare. Pictures: Domnick Walsh

A very rare green sea turtle found shivering and hypothermic on a Clare beach during the Christmas holidays has been nursed back to health after being swept 3,000 miles off course across the Atlantic.

Diagnosed with a respiratory condition and meningitis, the disoriented turtle was close to death when found covered in seaweed, and barely able to lift her head, on the beach in Quilty.