Jellyfish are becoming more numerous but though their stings are painful, researchers are examining their tourism potential, writes Dan Buckley

BY my reckoning there are now about 5,436 variants of the Mini on sale here — from the One, to the Cooper and Cooper S, Countryman, Clubman, Hatchback, Convertible, Coupe and Roadster and all the variants thereof. Ok, so I might just be exaggerating with regard to the 5,436, but the numbers of them appear to be multiplying quicker than the rabbit colony at the back of Barleycove beach.

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney TD, today announced details of a €23m package for the repair of public owned piers, harbours and slipways damaged during the winter storms and for investment in the ongoing development of Ireland’s public harbour network.

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A SALVAGE crew righted the stricken super yacht Rambler 100 last night after a painstaking, day-long operation off the south coast.

THE complex operation to salvage one of the world’s fastest racing yachts is being overseen by Sean Harrington, a 26-year-old marine expert from Bere Island in West Cork.

HOLIDAY-MAKERS got a remarkable opportunity to swim with wild dolphins yesterday when a large pod came within yards of a West Cork beach.

VISITING West Cork from Canada for the first time in 23 years for a family reunion recently, we were awestruck by the beauty of Barleycove and its environs.