This West Cork home with gorgeous sea views is sure to attract plenty of interest, writes Tommy Barker. 

Rescuers have evacuated a fishing crew from their stricken vessel despite treacherous weather conditions off the Cork coast.

Juggling day-to-day professional jobs back in Cork city, and now with young children, means the owners of this Union Hall home have had to move closer to the big smoke, so they’ve decided to re-offer up this upgraded farmhouse to a much-improved market.

BACK and busier than ever is the West Cork village of Leap, a scenic small community by a tidal inlet at the top of Glandore harbour, on the main N71 route to points further west.

The family of an Egyptian fisherman who died when the Tit Bonhomme trawler sank off Glandore, Co Cork, three years ago has settled its High Court action for €262,700.

Size: 214sq m (2,300sq ft)

There have been many weather-related drownings off the south-west coast since what’s regarded as the worst in 1847 claimed the lives of 92 of the 110 passengers and crew onboard the Stephen Whitney.

WE take the road across from the pier, between the Marine Hotel and the house opposite it.

A dramatic May Day cliff rescue ended in elation as heroic coastguard volunteers returned to its owners a dog that fell 45m.

Twenty-five artists’ interpretations of Glandore Harbour have formed a one-off exhibition.

This architect-designed home is a Drombeg stone perch that is cool, calm and contemporary, writes Tommy Barker

The Government is to offer grant aid to fishermen to help them buy personal locator and vessel location beacons as part of a wide-ranging safety package aimed at the industry.

The company which operates the 999 emergency calls system has defended its staff for the way in which they handled two desperate 999 calls made from a mobile phone on the stricken Tit Bonhomme after it struck Adam’s Island.

The widow of the skipper of the ill-fated Tit Bonhomme said yesterday was second hardest day of her life, as a jury at the inquest into the deaths of five crew on the fishing trawler returned verdicts of accidental death.

The change of course which led the fishing trawler Tit Bonhomme to smash into Adam’s Island in Glandore Harbour was due to “human intervention”, an inquest heard yesterday, in dramatic testimony that challenges aspects of the only report yet carried out into the tragedy.

An inquest into the deaths of five fishermen when their trawler sank off the West Cork coast last year continues today.

Rarely has a voice ever carried so much panic.

The sole survivor of the Tit Bonhomme said he had slept for up to eight hours on the trawler’s fishing expedition in January last year, in a fresh statement that challenges the findings of the only official report conducted into the tragedy.

The sole survivor of the Tit Bonhomme tragedy off the west Cork coast last year has been giving evidence today at the inquest into the deaths of five men in the incident.

The inquest is due to open today into the deaths of five men who died when their trawler sank at the mouth of Glandore Harbour in West Cork over a year ago.

The spirit of volunteerism and battling through tough times was lauded at a number of events in Cork at the weekend by President Michael D Higgins.

The Government is to offer grant aid to fishermen for personal distress and location beacons as part of a new marine safety measure.

A “GARBLED message” just before 6am on a Sunday and lasting just over three minutes alerted Valentia marine rescue centre to the tragedy of the fishing vessel Tit Bonhomme.

More lives could have been saved in the Tit Bonhomme fishing tragedy if the helicopter response had been quicker, the skipper’s widow believes.

The report into the sinking of the "Tit Bonhomme" near Glandore Harbour in West Cork has said that the biggest factor in its sinking was "insufficient rest for the crew".

The report into the Tit Bonhomme trawler tragedy will recommend better enforcement of EU regulations governing working hours for fishermen.

The report into the Tit Bonhomme trawler tragedy is expected to focus on what roles crew fatigue and their training in emergency drills played in the disaster which claimed five lives.

A coastal community which witnessed one of the worst trawler tragedies in recent years has launched a bid to secure an inshore lifeboat.

A priest and a retired fisherman have accepted a major award on behalf of an entire community which played a vital role in recovering the bodies of five fishermen who drowned off the West Cork coast.

A tragedy that touched the hearts of the nation exactly 12 months ago was remembered in a fishing village last night.

The victims of the Tit Bonhomme trawler tragedy will be remembered during a special Mass next week to mark the first anniversary of the vessel’s sinking.

Dorothy Cross explores her childhood in Cork in her two new art books, writes Tina O’Sullivan

The family of Kevin Kershaw, who died on his first ever fishing trip when the Tit Bonhomme trawler went down off the Cork coast in January, has settled a High Court action for damages for €40,000.

Artist Geraldine O’Sullivan will welcome visitors to her open studio and gardens at Castlefreke, Clonakilty, West Cork from 12 noon to 6pm, Aug 18 and 19.

The crumbling wreck of the Tit Bonhomme was barely visible to relatives who revisited the tragic site at Adam Island yesterday.

A seafarers’ monument born out of a fishing tragedy in Union Hall that claimed five lives will be unveiled in the village this weekend.

A West Cork period home has been sold for about €4m after five years on the market.

A fisherman who fell from his vessel off the south-west coast yesterday managed to swim one-and-half miles through treacherous conditions before waving for help from a small island.

The people of Union Hall and the rescue services have been presented with a Cork Person of the Month award in recognition of their heroic and inspirational efforts in the wake of the Tit Bonhomme trawler tragedy.

A village that held fast to the spirit of its seafaring traditions welcomed President Michael D Higgins yesterday to commemorate the crew of the Tit Bonhomme.

A memorial garden dedicated to people lost at sea has been unveiled in Union Hall as the West Cork fishing village prepares to welcome President Michael D Higgins for a commemoration service on Sunday.

Flares burned and horns sounded as one of Ireland’s busiest lifeboat crews sailed their new hi-tech vessel into its new harbour home yesterday.

The body of the last crewman from the stricken trawler the Tit Bonhomme has been removed from the sea and brought to Cork University Hospital.