A landmark lighthouse which has helped guide boats, ships and tankers into one of Ireland’s busiest bays since Famine times has been decommissioned.

Marine accident investigators will begin an inquiry today into a boat fire which claimed the lives of three anglers.

An Irishman and two German men were killed last night after a boat caught fire during an angling trip off west Cork.

THE Marine Casualty Investigation Board will investigate whether the massive blaze which claimed the lives of three men on a pleasure cruiser in West Cork last night was caused by an explosion.

An Irishman and two men from Europe were killed tonight after a boat caught fire on waters off Co Cork today.

THE acre of gardens at Roancarrig have clearly been a labour of love for decades. But, now down-sizing time has beckoned for its retired vendor, a well-known senior medic and a man who lent his professional services to west Cork’s lifeboats, Life-saving on several fronts has been a forte.