The Youghal RNLI lifeboat crew was called out to at 12.40pm on Sunday following a report that a small inflatable boat was in trouble.

Oodles of space and distant views of Capel Island and Youghal Bay are on offer at Summerfield Lodge in East Cork.

A swimming instructor has become the first person to complete the gruelling open water swim from Ballycotton to Ardmore on the south east coast.

The delay in Co Cork of a further major public scheme could have a significant impact on tourism in a seaside town.

WE set off, walking to the right along the beach, first fording a small stream.

A ban on swimming in one of Co Cork’s premier beaches has been lifted, much to the relief of local businesses relying heavily on tourism.

The family of a boy who drowned during last summer’s heatwave are still too traumatised to give direct evidence at an inquest, a coroner was told yesterday.

An investigation into the death of a man in an accident on Lough Derg last year has determined that his boat was travelling at high speed close to the shoreline and his judgement may have been impaired by alcohol.

It has become a familiar scene this week — children playing and splashing in the sea as the sun shines. But yesterday, in one popular seaside resort touched by a drowning tragedy, the mood was different, the laughing muted.

A 10-year-old boy drowned yesterday while swimming with his brother in Youghal, East Cork.

Capel View in Youghal has been upgraded in recent years, and the three-storey property has its own wine cellar, reports Trish Dromey.

Cork, the country’s largest coastal county, has lost four of its blue flag beaches.

Seven beaches in Co Cork have reopened after the latest test results showed a significant fall in E.coli levels.

The body of a man was recovered from Lough Derg last night following a search related to Thursday’s discovery of an empty and capsized speed boat.

A search is continuing in Lough Derg this evening for a person believed to have been involved in a boating accident last night.

Distinctive features ensure Midleton property stands out from the crowd, writes Trish Dromey

Some of the country’s most historic houses and gardens will throw open their gates to the public as part of a new garden festival taking place next month.

THREE men were rescued on Lough Derg in Co Tipperary on Tuesday night after the engine on their motor cruiser failed in rough weather.

OUR unenviable reputation for being a rain-sodden country doesn’t take in the slightest from the challenge of ensuring the supply and quality of water here are up to standard in the future.

MILES of sandy beaches are at your disposal in the case of this Redbarn Strand land sale.

HARD decisions may have to be made to improve water quality in the south-west, Cork county manager Martin Riordan said yesterday.

HARD decisions may have to be made to improve water quality in the south west, Cork county manager Martin Riordan stressed yesterday.

AUCTIONEER Christy Buckley is selling a picturesque property at Ballymacoda, Co Cork, with frontage onto the cliffs beside Ballycotton lighthouse.

IT might be a bit far out, but it could come under the bargain of the week heading - seven acres in Killeagh in East Cork with OPP for €90,000.

A man died and another was injured tonight when a jet ski and a motor boat collided in Co Cork