A multi-agency search and rescue operation was mounted at around 8pm last night at The Quay area of Kinvara.

A man is reported to be in a critical condition in hospital tonight after he was pulled from the sea in Kinvara, Co Galway.

The victim had been fishing with another man at Castle Point near Kilkee in the west of the county when the tragedy occurred at around 2.30pm.

As a multi-agency search operation continues in Dunmanus Bay, Schull, Co Cork, members of the public are being asked not to risk their own safety.

Latest: A major search operation is underway in west Cork for a fisherman who failed to return home last night.

A major search was launched after the alarm was raised at around 5.15pm when Gardaí and the Irish Coast Guard received a report of a person in the River Fergus in the Cloughleigh area of Ennis.

The boy and girl - both 14 - had been reported missing in the Fermoy area on Sunday, prompting a search by locally based gardaí, fire brigade, ambulance service and a Rescue 115 helicopter.

A man and two children have been airlifted to hospital after they got into difficulty while swimming in Co. Kerry this afternoon.

A man has died following a swimming incident in Co. Clare this morning.

The search for a woman feared missing in North Clare has been temporarily suspended because of deteriorating weather conditions.

A multi-agency rescue operation was mounted at around 9.35am after the Irish Coast Guard received a call from the occupants of a 26ft yacht who reported they had a fire on board.

Emergency services were tasked to two separate incidents on Kerry waters last night.

A rescue operation has taken place after a hiker was reported to be in difficulty today in an area known as The Devil's Ladder.

An elderly man has been airlifted to hospital after he was injured in a fall while taking part in a fishing competition in Co Clare this afternoon.

A search for a swimmer reported missing off the Kerry coast this afternoon has been stood down.

A major search was launched on Lough Derg in Co Clare this evening amid fears that a kayaker was missing or in difficulty.

The sister of tragic Coast Guard helicopter pilot Dara Fitzpatrick - who died on board an Irish Coast Guard rescue helicopter that crashed in 2017 - has blasted an alleged laser attack on a Coast Guard helicopter crew in Limerick last Thursday night.

A body has been recovered during the search for a missing woman in Co Clare.

A teenager is recovering in hospital after sustaining injuries in a surfing accident in Co Clare this evening.

A body was located and recovered from the sea this afternoon about a mile off the Galway coast.

A man has been airlifted to hospital after being injured in a climbing accident in Co Clare this afternoon.

A man has been airlifted to hospital after he fell overboard from a boat in Co Clare this afternoon.

An American tourist in his 50s who was airlifted from the top of the landmark Blarney Castle in Cork after suffering a heart attack is recovering in hospital.

Rescue workers searching for a missing swimmer in Galway Bay have found a body.

A search is underway in Galway Bay for a swimmer feared missing after failing to return to shore this afternoon.

A young man is being treated in a Dublin hospital for serious injuries following an incident on Lough Derg in Co Clare early on Saturday morning.

Update: The man has been pronounced dead in hospital.

Mountain rescue experts have repeated warnings about the dangers of climbing on Ireland’s highest mountain range in near Alpine conditions after a man was airlifted from Carrauntoohil yesterday.

Two fishermen feared missing in Galway Bay overnight have been found safe and well.

A man has been airlifted to hospital after he was seriously injured in a farm accident in Co Clare this evening.

By Eoin English

A man was airlifted to hospital after he fell about five metres while rock climbing in Co Clare, it has emerged.

The body of a man has been recovered from the sea in Co Clare this afternoon while a report of a second body in the water proved to be a false alarm.

A man in his 60’s was airlifted to hospital on Saturday after he was seriously injured in a farm accident in Co Galway, writes Patrick Flynn.

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

A search will resume tomorrow for a body reportedly spotted in the sea off the Clare coast.

The Coast Guard have rescued an injured fisherman from a fishing trawler nearly 300 kilometres off the west coast.

A body has been recovered from the sea in Co Clare this evening, writes Patrick Flynn.

A daring rescue by some quick-thinking Coast Guard and RNLI members averted a tragedy in West Cork yesterday when a fisherman was swept into the water in dangerous conditions.

A young child has been airlifted to hospital after reportedly severing part of a finger in an accident, writes Patrick Flynn.

A search is continuing in Co Clare for a man believed to be missing since late yesterday, writes Patrick Flynn.

A woman has been rescued from the sea off Co Clare after she got into difficulty while kayaking this morning.

A man is being treated in Cork University Hospital (CUH) after surviving a 21m cliff fall on the Cork coast.

The transport of patients from rural areas to major hospitals represents one in 10 of the record 1,000 missions completed by the Coast Guard helicopters so far in 2015.