Basking shark washes up on Inchydoney beach in Cork

Beaching occurs just 10km from sighting a few days ago

A 20 foot basking shark washed up on Inchydoney beach. Picture: Clodagh Slattery

Just days ago, aerial footage emerged of two basking sharks circling a kayaker off the west coast of Cork.

The video, taken off the Red Strand Beach, showed what has now become an all too familiar sight in Irish coastal waters as sea temperatures have started to rise.