The families of the three brothers who died at sea off the Co Waterford coast were yesterday preparing to lay them to rest, as local fishermen said fish-catch regulations had meant the Bolgers had been forced out to sea with lobster pots instead of fishing salmon on the Suir estuary.

WATERFORD’S hosting of the Tall Ships Races 2011 has been overwhelmingly praised for its success, which saw up to 500,000 spectators in the city over the four-day festival ending on Sunday.

CLEAR the decks, nail your colours to the mast and check the cut of your jib.

CIVIC and business leaders in the south-east have called for “fair pricing” during Waterford’s hosting of the Tall Ships this summer.

The recovery of a missing fisherman’s body more than a month after he was lost at sea has brought bittersweet relief to his heartbroken family and friends, rescuers said.

The family of a fisherman missing off the south-east coast face another agonising night after the search operation had to be suspended.

Weather conditions on the south east coast are hampering a search operation for missing fisherman John Ennis.

An air and sea search resumed today for a fisherman missing off the south east coast after his boat overturned.

Navy divers are due to join air and sea teams tomorrow in the search for a fisherman feared drowned off the south east coast after his boat sank.

TWELVE class A vessels have registered for next year’s international Tall Ships Races, which are expected to bring hundreds of thousands of visitors to the south-east.

THREE young sailors who were aboard tall ships as trainees this summer have given the experience a “thumbs-up” and encouraged others to sign up for next year.

THE Tall Ships are coming again – and the spectacular event due to be staged in 2011 received a major boost last night with the announcement of €450,000 in sponsorship funding.

WATERFORD is today officially launching its bid to get a multi-million euro festival back to the city in five years' time.

THE Tall Ships’ Race has been and gone but the spirit and buzz which made the event so special is captured in images which have selected for a new calendar.

€6 MILLION in positive publicity was created in Waterford and the South-East before, during and after the Tall Ships’ Races 2005.

THE ORGANISERS of the phenomenally successful Tall Ships Race in Waterford have been commended with a major award for their work.

The Environmental Protection Agency says that it has discovered traces of a highly toxic pollutant in the sea off the coast of the Co Waterford resort of Tramore.