A FISHERMAN has died after falling overboard from his vessel off the cost of Mayo this morning. A search and rescue operation was launched by the Coastguard based in Malin Head, and the fisherman was recovered from the water, but he was pronounced dead on arrival at Sligo General Hospital a short time later.
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# malin-head - Wednesday 18 July, 2018
Man in serious yet stable condition after Donegal boat capsize results in two deaths
It is understood they spent four hours in the water before they were rescued.
# malin-head - Tuesday 17 July, 2018
Two die after boat gets into difficulty off Malin Head
The Coast Guard mounted a rescue operation after three people in a boat got into difficulty.
# malin-head - Friday 24 March, 2017
Hopes that dives to wreckage of Rescue 116 can begin today
Favourable weather conditions are expected this morning which will allow divers to reach the wreckage of the helicopter beneath the water.
# malin-head - Tuesday 20 September, 2016
Teenage girls from Donegal are looking to thank some bodyboarders who saved them in the surf
The girls were airlifted to hospital as a precaution.
# malin-head - Monday 16 May, 2016
Mark Hamill can't stop tweeting about how much he loves Donegal
We love you too, Mark <3
# malin-head - Friday 13 May, 2016
Donegal has gone all out welcoming Star Wars to Malin Head
The force is actually with us. Eeek!
# malin-head - Thursday 12 May, 2016
# malin-head - Tuesday 10 May, 2016
The Star Wars crew just started building a Millennium Falcon in Donegal
Crews are working hard to finish the sets in time for filming.
The Star Wars crew just started building a Millennium Falcon in Donegal
The force is strong in this sham.
# malin-head - Tuesday 3 May, 2016
# malin-head - Monday 18 April, 2016
Donegal school kids gave an adorable musical welcome to the Star Wars crew
The force is with them.
# malin-head - Sunday 20 March, 2016
Five people dead and baby girl rescued after vehicle goes into water at pier in Donegal
Children are among the dead.
# malin-head - Saturday 12 March, 2016
# malin-head - Thursday 10 March, 2016
10 words that have a totally different meaning in Donegal
For your education, Star Wars.
# malin-head - Wednesday 26 August, 2015
Watch: Stunning footage of a very close-up dolphin encounter off Malin Head
A Donegal photographer captured the amazing experience.
# malin-head - Thursday 20 August, 2015
Watch: Huge basking sharks get up close and personal with Malin Head canoeists
Looks like they all had fun (after that initial flood of terror at the appearance of that distinctive fin).
# malin-head - Tuesday 28 April, 2015
Amazing viral photo of an 'underwater tank graveyard' off Donegal: the story behind it
Here’s how the tanks got there.
# malin-head - Saturday 1 November, 2014
A man in his 40s has died in a house fire in Co Donegal
Gardaí are investigating.
# malin-head - Friday 19 September, 2014
Man stabbed on merchant vessel airlifted to hospital
The man is said to be in a critical condition.
# malin-head - Wednesday 17 September, 2014
Move over Fungi! Dolphins filmed swimming off the Donegal coast
Faster than lightning…
# malin-head - Thursday 5 June, 2014
This guy just took an incredible paramotor flight from Malin to Mizen
The Kerry adventurer navigated sub-zero temperatures at 10,000 ft to make the 590km journey.
# malin-head - Monday 21 April, 2014
I Can't Believe This Is Ireland Pic Of The Day
This stunning scene of Milky Way and Aurora Borealis was caught last night at Malin Head.
# malin-head - Tuesday 12 November, 2013
Incredible dive video shows WW2 tanks littering seabed off Donegal
The Empire Heritage transport ship was torpedoed off Malin Head in 1944, with the loss of 113 lives.
# malin-head - Tuesday 20 August, 2013
Two tourist couples attacked by dogs on Malin Head since Saturday
In two separate incidents, the Spanish and Italian tourists were bitten while out walking the cliffs
# malin-head - Monday 22 July, 2013
Search for 'missing child' in Donegal after woman's body found
The discovery of the body of a woman in the Rockstown Bay area has led to fears that a child may also be missing.
# malin-head - Tuesday 16 April, 2013
Nearly 700 homes without power following overnight storms
The west coast has been particularly badly hit by the overnight high winds, with power cuts from Donegal to Limerick.
# malin-head - Tuesday 1 May, 2012
Surprise! Last month was the wettest April in 14 years
…except in Malin Head (yes, the one in Donegal) which had its driest April since 2007.
# malin-head - Friday 4 November, 2011
Coast Guard working to recover body of Finnish student after Achill cliff fall
The 22-year-old man plunged from a cliff at Achill yesterday afternoon and Coast Guard teams are still trying to recover his body. The search has been called off until 7am tomorrow.
# malin-head - Tuesday 10 May, 2011
# malin-head - Sunday 10 October, 2010
AN INVESTIGATION HAS been launched following the deaths of two men off the Galway coast this morning in a boating incident. At 10.40 a man’s body was found washed up at Inishbofin, and the second man’s body was then found trapped under a dinghy under the boat. The men were in their late 50s and early 60s and both were wearing lifejackets. No distress calls were sounded from the boat.