A man living on a one hundred tonne former minesweeper vessel in a Dublin harbour has won his Supreme Court appeal aimed at preventing it being removed and scrapped.

Fingal County Council says there is a very low risk to marine life and the ecosystem after a fishing vessel sank in Balbriggan Harbour in Dublin.

Update: Balbriggan Harbour in Dublin is being monitored for pollution after a fishing vessel sank this morning.

Three 14-year-old boys have been hailed as heroes after they went to the rescue of a teenage girl who was lying face down in the sea at Balbriggan Harbour.