The incident happened yesterday evening.
A man in his late 70s has died after the car he was driving went into the sea in Galway.
It happened at around eight o'clock yesterday evening at The Quay area of Kinvara.
He was brought to University Hospital Galway in a critical condition but later passed away.
The alarm was raised at around 8.10pm when, it is understood, people raised alarm at a local pub.
It is not clear whether they had seen the car in the water or actually witnessed it entering the sea.
The Irish Coast Guard mounted a major search and rescue operation and alerted a number of agencies.
Gardaí are appealing for anyone who was in the area at the time to come forward.
