Man mauled by shark off Irish coast says 'it tore off my calf after lunging at me'

WARNING, GRAPHIC CONTENT: Angler Sebastian Achim was on a small vessel south of Ardmore on Wednesday when the blue shark 'lunged' at him before tearing off part of his calf

Noora Mykkanen | Senior Live News reporter Published August 13, 2026 7:31am Updated August 13, 2026 7:42am To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A man who was bitten ‘to the bone’ by a shark in the Irish Sea said he wasn’t sure he was going to mak

Angler ‘feels very lucky’ after blue shark ripped open leg on fishing trip

A man has been airlifted to hospital after a suspected shark bite off the Irish coast.