Hunt is being stepped up for fisherman who fell overboard

The hunt is being stepped up for a fisherman who fell overboard from near the Blasket Islands.

The hunt is being stepped up for a fisherman who fell overboard from near the Blasket Islands.

The Shannon rescue helicopter will resume its search today.

It is believed the 46-year-old man fell off a Spanish trawler.

He was working on the boat off the coast of Castletownbere in West Cork when he disappeared on Wednesday night.

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