Plans for another oyster farm in a scenic West Cork harbour will strangle the bay, environmentalists have claimed.

Marine accident investigators will begin an inquiry today into a boat fire which claimed the lives of three anglers.

An Irishman and two German men were killed last night after a boat caught fire during an angling trip off west Cork.

An Irishman and two men from Europe were killed tonight after a boat caught fire on waters off Co Cork today.