Youghal RNLI has rescued a man who was found clinging to his kayak this afternoon after he was in the sea off Redbarn beach for up to 45 minutes.

Five people had a lucky escape when a car in which they were partying became submerged on a beach in Co Cork.

A 10-year-old boy drowned yesterday while swimming with his brother in Youghal, East Cork.

Coastguard units from around the country have forged closer working and training links after the search and rescue world’s equivalent of the Olympics.