A young fisherman has died in a deck accident off the south-west coast, bringing to two the number of fishermen who have lost their lives this week in Irish waters.
The second fatality in four days occurred on board a prawn trawler working some 100 nautical miles west of the Blasket islands.
The young man was found unconscious, and the alarm was raised. He was given CPR, with Medico Cork assistance.
An Irish Coast Guard helicopter was en route when it was informed through Valentia Coast Guard that the man had died.
The vessel was en route back to Castletownbere last night.
Irish South and West Fish Producers Organisation chief executive Patrick Murphy said the man was a respected and much-loved member of the community and said the industry is "reeling from this news".
The body of a young crewman on board a razor clam vessel which sank off the Louth coast earlier this week was recovered early on Sunday. A second man on board was rescued and taken to hospital.