The body of a man and his three-year-old daughter have been recovered from the sea in west Cork.

One of the county’s most respected crime-fighters has been appointed Garda Assistant Commissioner in the Southern Region.

The body of a second fisherman has been recovered from the water at Union Hall in Cork today where the Tit Bonhomme trawler went down in heavy seas last Sunday.

Hopes were fading tonight for the safe return of five men missing after a trawler sank off the west Cork coast.

Fears are growing for five people missing after a trawler went down off the west Cork coast, but

Two Danish men in their 60s were brought safely to shore this morning after their yacht got into difficulties off the west Cork coast.

A SERIOUS tragedy was averted off the west Cork coast, lifeboat officers said yesterday after two teenagers put to sea in a small inflatable dinghy in poor conditions.

The funeral will take place today in Glengarriff today of the two German men who died in a motor cruiser tragedy last week.

The removal takes place tonight of one of the three men killed in a boat fire off the west Cork coast on Monday.

THIS week’s column must necessarily be discursive if I’m to mention even half the events I’ve noticed or heard of from readers.

Three crew have been airlifted from an Irish fishing vessel that got into difficulties off the south-west coast, a Navy spokesperson said today.

MINISTER for the Environment John Gormley is expected to shortly release funds for the removal of up to 3,000 tonnes of sea lettuce, which has blighted parts of the west Cork coast.

THE tourist industry in a part of west Cork could suffer serious damage if Minister for the Environment John Gormley doesn’t immediately release funds to clean up a tidal bay which is infested with a foul-smelling algae.

A search operation for a Scottish teenager missing off the west Cork coast has been called off for the night.

A search was continuing today for a man swept out to sea off the south west coast.

The search for a fisherman in his mid-30s missing off the west Cork coast has been wound down for the night.

A MAJOR investigation is under way into the theft of up to €60,000 worth of marine equipment from the west Cork coast.

A search to find a missing Polish boy has resumed off the west Cork coast this morning.

A massive search operation for a Polish boy missing off the West Cork coast is continuing this afternoon.

The search for a missing 13-year-old Polish boy is due to continue along the west Cork coast today.

A search operation is underway off the west Cork coast today for a Polish father and son who have been missing since the weekend.

SEPARATE investigations have been launched by gardaí and officials from the Marine Casualty Investigation Board (MCIB) into the tragic accident which claimed the life of a 62-year-old Swiss tourist off the west Cork coast.

Three British men appeared at a special court sitting tonight charged in connection with the massive 1.7 tonne cocaine haul seized from a yacht off the west coast.

A HUGE air and sea rescue operation was mounted last night after the discovery of children’s clothing on the beach near where tragic Robert Holohan’s body was found two years ago.

THE cocaine found yesterday off the west Cork coast after the sinking of a rib is believed to have come from the Caribbean on its way to the lucrative European market.

Dozens of suspicious packages have been pulled from the sea where rescuers are searching for a man missing off the west Cork coast this afternoon.

A major search is underway off the west Cork coast for a man who was on a dinghy that capsized around mile offshore.

A body, believed to be that of Jonathan Herlihy, has been recovered from a beach in west Cork.

A full search has resumed this morning for two men missing off the West Cork coast since Sunday.

AFTER 48 hours of sailing in the BMW Round Ireland Race, two of the 39 boat fleet have retired from the competition as the event moves onto the Atlantic Ocean.

Divers from the Garda Sub Aqua Unit are searching off the West Cork coast for the body of a man whose foot was washed up earlier this week.