Three people are missing off the West Cork coast after their sailing vessel failed to return to shore last night.

The Central Applications Office (CAO) today said it was shutting down a section of its website until 2pm this afternoon following a malicious attack on Monday, which saw the site crash for around five hours.

An investigation is to be carried out into why the website of the Central Applications Office crashed earlier today.

CROKE PARK officials will not be launching their own investigation into the €40,000 that has gone missing from the audited accounts of the Laois County Board.