Fishermen could be off-ered grants to buy personal distress and location beacons under proposals being considered by the marine minister, Simon Coveney.

THE teenager whose body was found in a field in Galway, after he perished to death, will be laid to rest tomorrow.

The SDLP will select a new party leader today after Mark Durkan stepped down following eight years in the post.

Mark Durkan steps down as the leader of the SDLP today after a decade at the helm.