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that visitors to the west coast must take advice from locals when fishing in the area as they can point out the dangers of particular fishing Sy OTOL ECS
He was speaking as yet another life was lost at the infamous Blue Pool near Doonbeg.
The Moldovan national was washed into the sea while fishing at a notori- ously dangerous location.
Eleven people in total have per- ished there since 1970, all of which were visitors to the area.
Mr diLuici said he could only agree with the water safety officer with Clare County Council Liam Griffin who told people to stay away from the Blue Pool.
The council erected pictorial signs
telling potential fishermen and wom- en to keep away, after a young Latv1- an man was swept out by a wave last September.
Just a week before a young Polish was killed by a freak wave while fishing at Tullig Point.
Mr diLuici said that the weather was good last weekend while the young Moldovan man was fishing but a mist descended very quickly.
A mist or rain makes the rocks at the Blue Pool slippery and impossi- ble to walk on.
All routes to the 140-foot deep Blue Pool have been closed off but the numbers of mackerel that swim by remains a deadly attraction.
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“People do not understand tidal movements and think it is a large lake,” said Mr Luici.
As one of the founding members of the Kilkee Marine and Rescue serv- ice, the Kilkee man spoke to the 350 plus Polish workers at Moneypoint
about the dangers of fishing off the west Clare coast.
His talk was translated in a hope that such tragedies could be avoid- ed.
He asked any visitor to the area or those not familiar with the west Clare coast to get local advice before
going fishing anywhere along the sea board.
He pointed to Dunlicky as one of the few places not susceptible to tides, but even when fishing at this point people should seek advices and tell someone when they expect Kop ccialbese