Divers from the Naval Service and the Gardaí will today carry out searches off Sheep's Head peninsula in West Cork for the body of a Dutchman missing in the area for over a week.

A search for a missing Dutch walker off Sheep's Head in West Cork has again been hampered by poor weather conditions.

Gardaí have identified a body found off West Cork on Monday as that of one of two Dutch friends who went missing when walking on the Sheep's Head Peninsula last Saturday.

Valentia Coastguard said the search for a tourist still missing off the Sheep's Head peninsula, Co Cork will resume at first light, if it is safe to do so.

The stormy weather which may have swept one Dutch holidaymaker to his death and resulted in another man going missing has hampered search efforts, with galeforce winds expected to batter the West Cork coast today.