A Donegal RNLI crew responded to a lunchtime call out after a lone fisherman’s boat experienced engine trouble.

The 18 year old died earlier this month with his friend, 16-year-old Emmanuel Familola, after they went into the water off Ned’s Point in Buncrana, to retrieve a football.

Matt, who lived in Buncrana and was originally from Zimbabwe, sadly passed away alongside his good friend Emmanuel Familola (16) after both got into difficulty in waters off Ned’s Point at ...

The funeral of the second teenager who died after getting into difficulty in the water in Buncrana earlier this month has heard he was a "truly special soul". A relative of 18-year-old Matt ...

The funeral of an 18-year-old who tragically died in Co Donegal heard that he was a ‘truly special soul.’ Matt Sanele Sibanda, 18, and his friend Emmanuel Famiola, 16, tragically drowned after getting ...

A funeral for Matt Sibanda, an 18-year-old Crana College pupil who died after getting into difficulty in the water at Lough Swilly near Ned's Point in Buncrana, will take place in the Co Donegal ...

“The body was discovered last night between Ned’s Point and Fahan, close to the town of Buncrana, and was removed to Letterkenny University Hospital.

Fr Francis Bradley, the parish priest in Buncrana, said he had a "real warmth, ... The tragedy unfolded last Saturday afternoon after several teenagers got into difficulty at Ned's Point.

The beach at Ned’s Point outside Buncrana, Co Donegal where teenagers went to retrieve their football. Photograph: Joe Dunne .

The body of his friend Matt was found by the Greencastle Coastguard in the sea between Ned's Point and Fahan on Saturday night at around 9pm. A third young man managed to swim to the shore.