The Lough Derg RNLI lifeboat was launched this afternoon to assist six people on a 37ft cruiser that had run aground north of Hare Island on the Co. Clare shore.
A body has been recovered from the sea off Co Clare this afternoon. The body is believed to be that of one of two men reported missing separately in the area in the past week.
The Shannon-based Irish Coast Guard helicopter completed a long-range medevac (medical evacuation) operation off the south west coast of Ireland early this morning.