A man has been taken to hospital after a suspected shark bite on the south coast of Ireland on Tuesday. The man was winched on board the Irish Coast Guard's helicopter, Rescue 117 and taken to Cork University Hospital, where he remains. Advertisement AdvertisementAfter the alarm had been raised multiple agencies, including the Irish Coast Guard Helicopter Rescue 117, Ballycotton RNLI and Youghal RNLI had responded to the incident. This is not the first time people have been bitten by sharks off the Irish coast. Advertisement AdvertisementIn 2018, a Belfast man who was angling caught a Blue Shark and was bit while bringing it on board the angling boat.