Man airlifted after fall on rocks on Kerry beach

The paramedics requested the assistance of the Irish Coast Guard which tasked the Iveragh Coast Guard unit and the Shannon-based helicopter, rescue 115, to the scene. Picture: Brendan Gleeson

A man has been airlifted to hospital after falling on rocks at a Kerry beach this evening.

The alarm was raised just after 6.30pm when National Ambulance Service paramedics were called to Kells Beach on the Iveragh Peninsula after reports that a man had suffered injuries after falling on rocks nearby.