An inquest has found a West Cork farmer and his daughter both died from drowning after he entered the sea with her, with the verdict delivered yesterday amid highly charged scenes in Bantry.

At the start of yesterday’s inquest into the deaths of Martin McCarthy and his daughter Clarissa, coroner Frank O’Connell warned that “the atmosphere could get a little uncomfortable”. He was talking about the stuffy heat in the crowded room, but he was right in more ways than one

An East Cork funnyman looks set to become a household name in New Zealand after winning a prestigious comedy award.