A multi-agency rescue operation was mounted at around 9.35am after the Irish Coast Guard received a call from the occupants of a 26ft yacht who reported they had a fire on board.

While it’s not quite the high seas, glampers will be on the crest of a wave following this week’s decision by Clare County Council to grant planning permission for the instillation of two, space-age floating “pods” at the Kilrush Marina in Co Clare.

ELEVEN people were rescued from the water in three separate incidents in Cork, Limerick and Dublin over the weekend.

VALUE for money short breaks made the Mid-West the country’s biggest tourism winner last year.