Divers have resumed work on the wrecks of the Pere Charles and the Honeydew II today in an effort to locate the remains of their seven missing crewmen.

Underwater searches for the bodies of seven fishermen missing off the southeast coast were suspended after nightfall this evening.

Navy divers are hoping to finally be able to conduct a thorough search of the wreck of the Pere Charles this afternoon.

The search for seven fishermen missing following the sinking of their trawlers earlier this month is continuing on the south-east coast today.

The search for seven fishermen missing off the south-east coast will resume at about 8.30am tomorrow morning after winding down due to high winds today.

A massive search for seven fishermen missing off the south east coast is expected to resume today.

A massive search operation will take place this morning for the bodies of seven fishermen missing of the southeast coast.

A special fund has been set up to raise money for the families of the five fishermen lost at sea following the sinking of the Pere Charles off the coast of Co Wexford last week.

Eight crew are on board a trawler being towed to shore in a rescue mission off the north-west coast today.

The Government is promising that all new safety recommendations will be given full consideration in an effort to prevent future fishing tragedies at sea.

Efforts to locate the wreck of the Honeydew II are continuing amid adverse conditions off the coast of Co Waterford today.

Two fishermen were rescued tonight after their boat sank off the southern coast, only miles from where seven men lost their lives when two trawlers went down last week.

The dive to recover the bodies of the five fishermen who went down with the Pere Charles trawler could be delayed for at least a week, the Coast Guard said tonight.

There were reports of another trawler in difficulty off the South-east coast this evening.

Bad weather is continuing to hamper efforts by navy divers to search the wreck of the Pere Charles off the coast of Co Wexford.

Naval divers are searching the wreck of the trawler, Pere Charles, which sank six days ago in a bid to recover the bodies of the five missing crewmen.

Navy divers are hoping to reach the wreck of the Pere Charles off the coast of Co Wexford today.

The search for the bodies of seven fishermen missing off the south-east coast is continuing amid adverse weather conditions today.

Efforts to recover the bodies of the five fishermen missing from the trawler Pere Charles will continue today.

The search for the missing people off the coast of Dunmore East has been called off until morning.

Two separate investigations are underway into the sinking of two trawlers off the Waterford coast.

President Mary McAleese has expressed her sadness at the tragedy unfolding off the south coast following the sinking of two fishing trawlers earlier this week.

The coastal communities devastated after two trawlers sank without trace off southern Ireland united in prayer today as the search continued for a second day.

Seven fishermen remain missing and feared drowned off the south coast following the sinking of two fishing vessels in recent days.

Two more fishermen are feared drowned tonight after a second trawler sank off the Irish coast close to where five others died hours earlier.

The search for five men missing off the Wexford/Waterford coast was been called off for the evening at nightfall.

Rescuers searching for the missing crew of a sunken trawler off the Wexford coast have found two empty life rafts from the vessel this morning.