Update 10.20am: The Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors has said its members want to examine how any cuts to discretionary and administrative overtime will impact core policing services.

Garda figures show there was a 40% fall in reported burglaries between October and March, which Garda chiefs attribute to a policing initiative.

All the crew on a burning ship off the Isles of Scilly are said to be safe.

A rescue operation was launched today to save 111 people from a burning ship.