It's lashing out, which means most people are having a miserable time. Most people.

A damaged chemical ship, stranded off the south west coast since Wednesday, has been towed in to Cork Harbour.

Efforts were continuing this afternoon to bring a tanker which caught fire early this morning ashore.

STORMY weather at sea for the past month has caused the deaths of hundreds of fish which are being washed up on some beaches in the South-West.

A SMALL number of angry fishermen are under suspicion for the unlawful killing of around 45 grey seals — a protected species under the 1976 Wildlife Act — in west Kerry.

Fáilte Ireland is targeting windsurfing fans as 40 of Europe’s leading windsurfers come to Brandon Bay, Castlegregory as part of an International Sports Tourism Initiative.

One person has died after a fishing boat capsized off the Kerry Coast this afternoon.

Two children playing on an inflatable dinghy were rescued by a passing boat after being swept out to sea by an offshore wind, rescuers said.