A Polish man was swept to his death from rocks off the coast of Co Donegal on Saturday.
The man in his 40s was rescued by the local RNLI lifeboat but was pronounced dead that night at Sligo General Hospital. He was living in Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh, and had travelled to Donegal on Saturday to go fishing. Independent TD Thomas Pringle said he feared more foreign nationals would die in similar incidents unless warnings were issued.
“This is an awful tragedy for this man and his family and friends in Poland and here in Ireland. This is something that has been talked about a great deal in many of the coastal communities along Ireland’s western seaboard, the fact that some foreign nationals appear to take more risks when fishing along the coast. This is very much an anecdotal observation, but I believe there needs to be some sort of public awareness campaign which can reach people of all nationalities, but in particular, people from eastern European countries.”