Abdelbaky Mohamed was the sole survivor of the Tit Bonhomme tragedy. These are edited highlights from his testimony:

A coastal community which witnessed one of the worst trawler tragedies in recent years has launched a bid to secure an inshore lifeboat.

A priest and a retired fisherman have accepted a major award on behalf of an entire community which played a vital role in recovering the bodies of five fishermen who drowned off the West Cork coast.

A tragedy that touched the hearts of the nation exactly 12 months ago was remembered in a fishing village last night.

The victims of the Tit Bonhomme trawler tragedy will be remembered during a special Mass next week to mark the first anniversary of the vessel’s sinking.

The family of Kevin Kershaw, who died on his first ever fishing trip when the Tit Bonhomme trawler went down off the Cork coast in January, has settled a High Court action for damages for €40,000.

The sole survivor of the Tit Bonhomme trawler tragedy has spoken publicly for the first time about his fight for survival.

A seafarers’ monument born out of a fishing tragedy in Union Hall that claimed five lives will be unveiled in the village this weekend.

The people of Union Hall and the rescue services have been presented with a Cork Person of the Month award in recognition of their heroic and inspirational efforts in the wake of the Tit Bonhomme trawler tragedy.

A village that held fast to the spirit of its seafaring traditions welcomed President Michael D Higgins yesterday to commemorate the crew of the Tit Bonhomme.

A memorial garden dedicated to people lost at sea has been unveiled in Union Hall as the West Cork fishing village prepares to welcome President Michael D Higgins for a commemoration service on Sunday.

President Michael D Higgins is to visit Union Hall next month to meet with the families of the five trawler men who died when the Tit Bonhomme sank in mid-January.

The body of the skipper of a trawler which sank three weeks ago has been recovered during a shoreline search by his brother.

Searchers for two crewmen who drowned in the Tit Bonhomme tragedy three weeks ago have said they are satisfied that a body found in Glandore Harbour in Cork today is that of 52-year-old skipper, Michael Hayes.

The brother of the skipper of a sunken trawler was part of a team which has found a body in the search for two missing fisherman.

The search for the bodies of two men, missing from the Tit Bonhomme trawler that sank off the West Cork coast, will be scaled back today.

The search for the three fishermen still missing from the Tit Bonhomme off the coast of Co Cork is being wound down for the evening.

The search for the bodies of three fishermen believed drowned off the coast of Co Cork has been expanded today to cover an 18-mile radius.

The search resumes this morning for three fishermen lost at sea off the coast of West Cork since their trawler sank six days ago.

Dive teams are planning a fifth day of searches off the coast of Co Cork where they hope to find the bodies of five fishermen feared drowned in the Tit Bonhomme trawler tragedy.