#Blackhead - The nine-year-old boy who fell into the sea near Blackhead lighthouse last Sunday (4 May) has died.
RTÉ News reports that the boy, named as Aaron O'Flaherty from Castleroy in Limerick, died in hospital in Dublin on Thursday 8 May.
O'Flaherty was in critical condition since he was airlifted from the sea unconscious after more than an hour in the water to Galway University Hospital, and later transferred to the capital.
MacDara Conroy is a contributor covering all things on the water, from boating and wildlife to science and business
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