The man is in his 30s but it is not yet known whether he is a local resident.

A man found in the Ballyshannon Estuary in Co Donegal has been rushed to Sligo University Hospital.

Irish holidaymakers witnessed a dramatic rescue in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean today.

A small fishing boat with one person on board has been towed to safety after it got into difficulty off the south-east coast earlier.

Five people have drowned off the Turkish coast, as they tried to reach the Greek islands, officials said.

A US man missing at sea for more than two months has been picked up by a passing ship and airlifted to land.

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

There has been a dramatic rescue in Galway this afternoon.

Five people were recovering today after being rescued from a powerboat off the Galway coast.

A fishing boat that had been in danger of sinking off the Co Galway coast is now making its way to a nearby harbour.

Rescue services were today on their way to a fishing boat in difficulty off the Co Galway coast.

The lifeboat services in Cork and Mayo have rescued five fishermen after their trawlers got into difficulty during separate incidents this morning.

The Ballycotton Lifeboat has been despatched to rescue three fishermen from their trawler off the coast of Co Cork.

A spokesman for the British Maritime and Coastguard Agency said the vessel was owned by French woman Stephanie Preux and was bound for Cherbourg when it left Co Kerry on September 6.

The Association of Chief Executives of State Agencies has expressed concern about how the Government’s decentralisation plans will affect its members.