When John McGloin and his friend Joao Rosa discovered the terrifying fish, they were out at sea close to Connemara in Galway. This is where the footage of the fish was taken.

The supposed Great White circled the boat the two were in for a few minutes before vanishing into the water.

“Me and my friend were out fishing, and one guy had a fish on when they spotted a fin coming their way,” McGloin said in an interview. He immediately pulled out his phone to attempt to record.

McGloin stated that the shark's length was around three metres and there was “no doubt” that it was a Great White Shark.

He also mentioned that fins had been sighted in the Galway region recently, between Spiddal and the Aran Islands, and that it was circling very near to the coast.


Great White Sharks prefer to live in seas that are between 12 and 14 degrees warmer, even if Irish waters are getting warmer. Nonetheless, some specialists have questioned that as the Atlantic Ocean warms as a result of climate change, the species may start to move further north.

A huge, well-known Great White shark by the name of Nukimi was monitored in the summer of 2021 as she left her typical eating areas and headed towards Ireland.

According to recent studies, sightings of huge sharks, including Great Whites and Mako sharks, along the coastlines of Ireland and the UK, may soon become commonplace.

Adult Great Whites often reside farther out at sea, whereas younger individuals are more likely to be found in coastal and estuary environments.