He was removed from the water and pronounced dead a short time later.
A man has died after getting into difficulty in the water off the coast of Killorglin in Kerry last night.
It's understood the man in his 50s fell from a boat at about 10pm.
He was removed from the water and pronounced dead a short time later.
The remains have been taken to the mortuary in University Hospital Kerry and the incident's being treated as a tragic accident.