A search has resumed for missing fisherman Willie Whelan off the south-east coast.
The naval vessel the LÉ Samuel Beckett and Kilmore Quay RNLI have resumed the search operation.
The Dunmore East RNLI will join them later.
At around 10:30pm on Saturday, the Coast Guard and lifeboat was alerted after the boat got into difficulty and sank south of Hook Head.
Weather conditions poor this morning as search for missing skipper, Willie Whelan resumed with Kilmore Quay lifeboat and naval vessel LÉ Samuel Beckett on site. Dunmore lifeboat hoping to join later this am. Request for the Naval Diving Section has also been received from Gardaí pic.twitter.com/o3fLd4ix1c
— The Skipper (@SkipperEditor) January 7, 2020
A second fisherman, who died after being rescued over the weekend, has been named as 65-year-old Joe Sinnott.
He was recovered from the water by the Rescue 117 helicopter and flown to Waterford Airport on Sunday.
He was then transferred by ambulance to University Hospital Waterford for treatment.
However he later died in hospital.
