A full programme of races started the biennial Volvo Cork Week yesterday as strong winds gave way to moderate offshore breezes for the 100-boat fleet competing around the harbour.

A waterfront slice of old Cobh, and Queenstown before it, has come up for sale, with some novel additional features.

A 65-year-old man suffering from decompression sickness is being treated at the Irish Naval Base in Cork after being airlifted early today from the beach at Kilkee in Co Clare.

The body of a man was today recovered from the River Lee in Cork City, gardaí confirmed.