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

Saorview’s digital roll-out has been extended to include pockets of patchy coverage in West Cork where five existing masts will be upgraded to broadcast the service.

The problem of patchy television reception across West Cork was debated at a public meeting last night.

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.

LET there be light: the couple who renovated this west Cork farmhouse bathed it in light, beaming direct rays from the skies into their heart of a kitchen, while cocooning much of the rest of the home in warming insulation. And, they did every inch of it with a natural flair.