The Irish Coast Guard has warned people about water safety after they found two children off the coast of Dublin last night in a supermarket dinghy.

Rescuers have recovered a man's body after a car was seen going into the sea at Howth in north Dublin.

Four people had to be rescued today when their boat got into difficulty off the coast of Portmarnock in Dublin.

A yachtsman was rescued today after getting into difficulties off the coast of Co Cork, while the Coast Guard was also called into action to deal with fuel slick after two trawlers were found sunk in Howth Harbour.

A 36 year-old Latvian fisherman who killed a fellow countryman in a fight and threw his body over the side of a fishing trawler into Howth Harbour has walked free from the Central Criminal Court after being sentenced to time already served.

A 36 year-old Latvian fisherman who killed a fellow countryman in a fight and threw his body over the side of a fishing trawler into Howth Harbour will be sentenced for manslaughter next week.

A man has pleaded guilty to killing a fisherman on a trawler in Howth Harbour two years ago.

Three teenagers had a lucky escape after they found themselves adrift off the coast of Dublin in a stolen boat last night.

A 35-year old man was remanded in custody today charged with the murder of a Latvian fisherman whose body remained unidentified for weeks.

A 35-year-old man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a Latvian fisherman in north Co Dublin in 2006.

THE killing of a child always sends a shiver down the spine but the death of a child at the hands of a parent is seen by many as the worst kind of killing.

Two seals are being returned to the wild this afternoon after being nursed back to health by the Irish Seal Sanctuary.