Naval Service divers and Clare Civil Defence volunteers joined the search for a Russian man washed into the sea near Doonbeg last Saturday morning.

People continued to take their lives in their hands at a notoriously dangerous fishing spot in Co Clare as the search continued for a Russian man washed into the sea on Saturday.

The well-known Padre Pio devotee, Tom Cooney, who was blessed by the saint in Italy in the mid-1960s and later organised pilgrimages to his monastery in San Giovanni Rotondo, is featured in a new book by bestselling author Colm Keane.

The search has resumed at the Blue Pool near Doonbeg for a man who was washed into the sea early on Saturday.

Two people had to be rescued this afternoon after their cruise boat ran aground on Lough Derg.

The towns of Ballina & Killaloe are once again gearing up for the launch of the upcoming 2017 Ring of Lough Derg Barbeque Festival.

The Killaloe unit of the Irish Coast Guard was called out in the early hours of the morning to assist in the search for a missing person in Co Tipperary.

A mix of local community, county and national stakeholder representatives attended the launch at the stunning €2.5m sport and recreation facility at Clarisford Park which was launched in September 2016 by the then Finance Minister Michael Noonan.

The Killaloe unit of the Irish Coast Guard responded to three emergency calls on Sunday.