IF you happen to be contemplating a global circumnavigation by yacht, there are not many better places to consider the fascinating journey than Foynes Island, Co Limerick.

A number of local bodies have joined forces to promote six deepwater marine investment opportunities along the Shannon Estuary.

A plan for the Shannon Estuary was launched yesterday, identifying key strategic locations to help further advance the development of the waterway for maritime-based industry and tourism.

A MAJOR search and rescue operation was mounted on the Shannon Estuary late on Sunday night for a man who was later found safe and well at home, oblivious to the efforts under way to locate him.