Galway City Council has opened an online book of condolences for Martin and Tom Oliver, the father and son who died after a fishing accident in Galway Bay earlier this week.
Tom Oliver (37) was pulled overboard their vessel on Monday afternoon while working on pots on the north side of Galway Bay west of Salthill. His father, Martin, raised the alarm, and Galway RNLI was tasked to the scene by the Irish Coast Guard.
Lifeboat crew administered CPR en route to Galway docks and Tom Oliver was taken by ambulance to University Hospital, Galway but did not survive.
Martin Oliver (62) died early on Tuesday morning. Both men were from a well known and highly experienced fishing family from the Claddagh area of Galway.
Mayor of Galway Mike Cubbard said that a “dark cloud hangs over the city as the sudden departure of two gentlemen has left a void in the lives of so many.”
“Rest in peace, Martin and Tom Oliver, you will be sorely missed by so many near and far. My deepest sympathies to their families at this sad time," Mayor Cubbard said.
The online book of condolences will remain open for a week until November 11th here