THE barometers used by the fishermen of old would have told you, if you needed telling in the first place.

A dog stranded on cliffs was one of three weekend callouts dealt with successfully by a West Cork lifeboat in 24 hours.

Five people, including a young child, had to be rescued on Lough Derg in Co. Tipperary yesterday after their boat suffered engine failure.

Two young men had a lucky escape after their boat capsized in West Cork in the early hours of this morning.

A sea search has been launched off the coast of the North after two unattended fishing rods were found on rocks at Portrush.

*It’s a typically seasonal forecast for St Patrick’s Day — cold weather with sunny spells and showers — but that won’t stop tens of thousands of people from taking to the streets for celebrations this weekend.

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

Two fishermen escaped from their trawler off the South-East coast yesterday after it went ablaze and later sank.

A body has been recovered from Lough Derg after a speedboat was discovered upturned last night.

A search is continuing in Lough Derg this evening for a person believed to have been involved in a boating accident last night.

Two people have been rescued from a 35-foot yacht off the coast of Co Cork after a fire broke out aboard the vessel.

Two motor cruisers have been towed to safety after they ran aground in separate incidents on Lough Derg earlier.

A rescue operation was launched on Lough Derg earlier.

A search and rescue operation off the coast of Co Clare has been called off after it was declared to be a well-intended false alarm.

A major search operation was sparked early today when flares were spotted off the south west coast.

The RNLI Lifeboat has been called to rescue a group in trouble off the coast of County Kerry.