Man critical after he tried to swim from island when his boat capsized

A man is understood to be in critical condition in Cork University Hospital last night after he and two other men tried to swim from an island off the west Cork coast back to the mainland after their boat capsized.

It is understood the men, who are all in their 20s, initially tried to take the boat from Audley Cove, Ballydehob, to Horse Island half a mile away.

The three men got into difficulty when the small craft capsized but they still managed to make it to the island.