A German couple saw a Trinity College Dublin (TCD) student take "lots of selfies" at the cliff edge moments before he fell to his death at the Cliffs of Moher in January.

The Irish Coast Guard will be leading tributes to four helicopter heroes on the 20th anniversary of their deaths.

Over the last 23 years, around eight or nine bodies have never been recovered from the seas around the Cliffs of Moher, a garda told an inquest.

Garda Andrew Monahan was speaking at the inquest into the death of German national, Max Tienert (31) who is believed to have entered the waters at the Cliffs of Moher more than four years ago.

The Irish Coastguard has been assisting two vessels that got into difficulty off the south west coast today during Storm Erik. Met Éireann issued a storm warning for areas from Loop Head to Malin Head.

Latest: Families and friends of those killed in the Rescue 116 crash have come together to mark one year since the tragedy.

The company that runs the search and rescue helicopter service, CHC Ireland, received repeated warnings over five years that the life jackets they supplied to their pilots were not fit for purpose.

A search is due to resume this morning for a diver missing off the Donegal coast.

It is understood that a boom may have swung across the deck of the boat and struck the boy in the head.

Latest: The search for a man missing off the coast of Dublin will resume from first light tomorrow morning.

The wife of one of the pilots killed in the Rescue 116 helicopter crash off the coast of Co Mayo last March has issued an open letter thanking the public for their support.

An injured sailor has been airlifted to hospital from a British Royal Navy submarine off the Irish coast.

Latest: The pilot of a light aircraft which crashed in County Waterford this afternoon has died.

Not in Caitríona Lucas’s wildest dreams would she have imagined that she would have had such an effect on people.

With the current high winds, the Irish Coastguard is warning people along the East Coast to use common sense and not to try to take photographs of waves.

Latest: The Irish Coastguard says a person has been taken from the water by authorities searching for a woman in the Irish Sea.

Latest: Debris has been found in the search for a missing aircraft off the coast of Antrim.

The search for two missing Japanese tourists will resume this morning.

An appeal has been issued for experienced divers to join searches for the last victim of last week’s wave tragedy off West Cork.

The emergency services have been hailed for their work in rescuing 26 people in a major incident on the “freezing” River Foyle.

A Lusitania commemoration, postponed as a mark of respect to a husband and wife who died from stab wounds in a domestic incident, will take place next month.

Fifteen people, including 11 children, were injured yesterday evening following a head-on crash between a minibus and a car near Farranfore in Co Kerry.

A casualty was winched to safety this morning by the Irish Coastguard helicopter on Dollymount Strand in Dublin.

Five people were taken ashore last night following reports of a dolphin causing some difficulty for swimmers in the Galway area.

Members of the RNLI lifeboat were called out following reports of a dolphin causing some difficulty for swimmers in the Galway area earlier this evening.

As the warm weather continues, the Irish Coastguard is advising people to watch out for heavy sea fog in coastal areas.

Three teenagers have been rescued after they became disorientated in heavy sea fog, while walking on Sandymount Beach in Dublin.

Met Eireann has weather alerts in place across the country.

The Coastguard believes a ghost ship carrying disease-ridden rats has sunk in the Atlantic.

A joint Irish naval and coastguard operation has succeeded in securing the safety of 13 crew on board a stricken bulk carrier drifting without power in stormy seas off the Co Cork coast.

The search for missing fisherman Paddy Barry off the coast of Wexford has been called off for the evening.

A man in his 40's has died after being recovered from the Avoca River in Arklow, Co Wicklow.

The body of a man has been recovered from the Avoca River in Co Wicklow.

A teenage sailor dramatically rescued with 29 crew mates when a historic tall ship struck rocks and sank off the Cork coast has said emergency training helped them keep calm as they awaited help.

The Irish Coastguard responded to 72 incidents this weekend on waterways around the country.

The Irish Coastguard helicopter on its way to rescue an elderly man taken ill on a cruise ship hundreds of kilometres off the coast of Ireland has been told to turn around.

The Irish Coastguard is en route to rescue an elderly man who has taken ill on a cruise ship off the Southwest coast of Ireland.

A Russian ship which has been drifting across the Atlantic towards Ireland since Jan 24 is believed to have sunk 700 nautical miles off the west coast.

A search is underway for a missing Spanish fisherman after he fell overboard from a trawler fishing off the south west coast earlier this morning.

A post-mortem will take place today to establish the cause of death of a man who was recovered from Galway Bay yesterday.

A Garda investigation is underway after the body of a man was found off the coast of Galway.

AA Roadwatch is advising drivers to take extra care on the roads as heavy rainfall is expected later.

Three students had to be rescued from the Wicklow mountains today after they suffered injuries to their legs in separate accidents.