'A real tragedy': Young student who died in Cork cliff fall named

A friend of the university student who tried to help him is now receiving treatment in hospital. 
Conor King tragically died after suffering head injuries from a fall.

Conor King tragically died after suffering head injuries from a fall.

A young man tragically died after suffering head injuries from a fall into a blowhole from cliffs near Garretstown beach in Co Cork last night.

22-year-old Conor King, a Munster Technological University student from Douglas in Cork city, was part of a group of more than 10 people who were camping on the beach close to the Old Head of Kinsale.

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