Carlingford fishing boat tragedy victim named as Belfast grandfather

The man who died after a fishing expedition went wrong in Carlingford has been named.

Body of man recovered from Carlingford Lough after fishing boat sank yesterday

He was Andrew O'Hare, a grandfather in his 60s from Belfast.

He lost his life when the fishing boat he was on sank suddenly off the Greencastle Point.

Members of Coast Guard during a rescue operation after a fishing boat sank in Carlingford Lough. The Department of Transport said the Coast Guard received a report the vessel was in trouble near Greencastle Point in Co. Down shortly after 12.30pm. One person was recovered from it by a local boat and brought to HSE paramedics at Greenore harbour. Picture date: Tuesday June 2, 2026. A search is ongoing to recover another person from the sunken vessel. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Niall Carson/PA Wire

A death notice on Funeral Times says he 'died at sea on June 2'.

He is further described as the 'beloved husband of Sinéad, cherished father of Rachel (Michael), Gráinne and David and doting grandfather of Daithí and Oisín'.

He is also described as the 'Loving son of Alice and late James, and brother to Liam (Shirley) and Paul (Sharon) and uncle to his nieces and nephews'.

It adds that 'Andrew will be reposing at his late residence' in Belfast.

Requiem mass will be held in Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Drumbo, on Saturday at 11am, followed by burial in adjoining cemetery.