Three men will appear in court in Cork this evening charged in connection with a drug seizure off the South West coast yesterday.

Gardaí in West Cork are today treating the death of a 34-year-old member of the Naval Service as a tragic accident.

A lone yachtsman who got into difficulty of the south west coast is now being taken to safety.

The Irish Navy has detained two trawlers off the South West Coast on suspicion of breaching fishing regulations.