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Poor weather conditions last night prevented the Irish Coast Guard from dispatching a helicopter until this morning.
Five other kayakers managed to escape the incident.
The alarm was raised at around 11.35pm last night.
The flight landed safely in Dublin at 9.05am and was met at the terminal by ground crews and engineers.
Rescue 115 took the woman to University Hospital Galway for treatment.
Such lasers can cause glare and flash blindness. In this case, the helicopter was able to continue to the Aran Island.
The incident happened at around 3.30pm today.
The charity is awaiting a formal announcement from the Minister for Health.