Four fishermen rescued off Louth coast

Four County Down fishermen have been rescued after they got into difficulty off the County Louth coast.

It happened at about 03:30 BST on Tuesday, north east of Clogherhead.

The alarm was raised after their boat started taking on water.

Lifeboat crews were alerted and they escorted the boat to Kilkeel harbour.

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