It is understood that the Department of Foreign Affairs are providing consular assistance to the family.

Gardaí and emergency services attended the scene at 10 am.

The incident happened at Boatstrand at around 9am on Thursday.

Joanne Walsh of Water Safety Ireland said that, during an eight-week period, seven children had died.

A fundraising campaign organised by the community raised almost €53,000 for Freya’s family.

At the start of her Mass at Our Lady of the Assumption Church in Newcastle Claire Moloney, Principal of Scoil Mhuire Caisleán Nua on behalf of Freya’s mother Shannen spoke about the impact her young daughter had on her life.

Freya Tobin of Lynch Terrace in Newcastle was due to start first year in a local secondary school next September.

Peter Byrne, 17, from Dolmen Gardens, Carlow, had been swimming with a when he got into difficulty around 6.30pm in the river in the Milford area of the county on Tuesday of last week.

The youngster completed his Junior Certificate exams just 11 days ago.

Nathan Coughlan also admitted breaking into and robbing churches during a crime spree over a five year period.

It is understood that the dead man is from Kanturk in Co Cork.

Luke Hyde, who lived in Wolfe Tone Street in Cork, got in to difficulties in the River Lee shortly after 7pm on Wednesday.

On August 24th 2023 Jack O’Sullivan from Friars Walk in Cork died after he got in to difficulty in the water at Passage West in Cork.

Michael Laffan (66) from Willow Bank, The Slopes, Monkstown, Co Dublin died at St Vincent’s University Hospital in Dublin on January 5th 2022.

He was named on Thursday as Valerri Strunhar.

Stephen O’Callaghan from Ashburton Hill, Montenotte in Cork ran in to the sea in an attempt to save a group of children at around 3pm last Friday.

The youngster was resuscitated on Tuesday afternoon after being pulled out of the water by lifeguards who initially assisted him before emergency responders took over.

The event was taking place in Teelin Bay when the incident occurred

The 72-year-old was pronounced dead on Wednesday afternoon

Dareen Fontanilla (25) from Liffey Terrace, Ballyowen, Lucan, Co Dublin, was pronounced dead at Beaumont Hospital in Dublin on June 3rd 2021.

The boy was transported from the scene to University Hospital Limerick, where he later died.

Nuala Smyth (66) from Terenure was reported missing to gardaí by her family on January 3rd 2023.