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#1 Post by Conger »

Working in Kilkee today and have just heard that Kilkee search and rescue have just recovered a body from the water of an angler who fell from Dunlickey, no more details yet, r.i.p,
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#2 Post by bigsod »

RIP, very sad.
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#3 Post by Al »

Terrible news, R.I.P
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Just spoke with one of the lads and it was a man fishing with his young son form up the country that were on holidays in Kilkee, rip
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http://www.independent.ie/breaking-news ... 58624.html
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#6 Post by JOHN1 »

Very sad loss R.I.P
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#7 Post by Danny M. »

Just read it on another news link. very sad.

R.I.P.
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#8 Post by bazzer74 »

Real bad luck. R.I.P
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#9 Post by simplywabs »

Sad day indeed. May he rest in peace.
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[b][color=#4000BF]'2011 Species: Bass, Mackerel, Coal Fish, Whiting, Dab, Pollock, Silver eel, Sandeel, pouting, Strap Conger, LSD, Bull Huss, Weever Fish, Plaice, Tub Gurnard, Cod [/color][/b]: Current count (16) Season target (15) WooHoo Target hit for the season... more to come...

[b][color=#4000BF]'2012 Species: Coal Fish, Whiting, Cod, Mackerel, Bass, Pollock [/color][/b]: Current count (6) Season target (18)
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#10 Post by daveyboy »

awfull news. Rest In Peace . Condolences to his loved ones
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#11 Post by sparkey+1 »

Very Sad news. P.I.P, taught are with the family and his son....
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#12 Post by roryodonnell »

A very end. Poor kid having to witness it. RIP
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#13 Post by knightser »

roryodonnell wrote:A very end. Poor kid having to witness it. RIP
very sad news ,poor young fella RIP
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#14 Post by djo22 »

May he rest in peace! A prayer for the son who witness the tragedy and his family..
Thanks a lot..enjoy fishing..

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#15 Post by carp angler »

very sad indeed. its not something we like to read.. .

. . .but also a lesson to the rest of us. . .

no matter where you are on the coast

BE CAREFUL!!!

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#16 Post by Ivan »

An awful tagedy.

This place is VERY dangerous.
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#17 Post by joebhoy »

God rest his soul.

The sea takes no prisoners.....

RIP
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rip
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#19 Post by gordyh »

so sad r.i.p
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#20 Post by roger de dodger »

very sad and a reminder to us all how cruel the sea can be, never take your safety for granted ,its hard to imagine what those poor people are going through :(
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