A MARINE casualty investigation into the death of a 56-year-old Frenchman off the Cork coast has recommended that kayakers should use life jackets instead of buoyancy aids when canoeing offshore.

A LARGE attendance of forest owners at a meeting convened by the West Cork Forestry Group heard that there is now almost as much forest in private ownership as Coillte-owned in Co Cork, and pooling their contracting work and timber sales offers major potential.

A BRAVE woman battled for almost three hours to keep her husband afloat after a kayaking accident off the south coast, an inquest heard yesterday.