The body of a woman was been recovered from the sea off Co Clare.

Divers from the Garda Water Unit have recovered the body of a man from the base of a cliff in Co Clare after a week of poor conditions hampered previous efforts.

An operation to recover the body of a man from the base of a cliff in Co Clare has been hampered by poor weather conditions.

The former Director General of the Workplace Relations Commission has been requested by the Department of the Transport to meet with members of the Doolin unit of the Irish Coast Guard which was stood down earlier this month.

Clare Independent TD Michael McNamara has questioned Junior Transport Minister Hildegarde Naughton about the standing down of the Doolin unit of the Irish Coast Guard.

Members of one of the country’s most experienced Irish Coast Guard units are no longer allowed to respond to emergencies. This follows a decision on Monday by the Irish Coast Guard to take the Doolin unit in Co Clare ‘off the board.’

Gardaí at Kilrush have renewed their appeals to the public for assistance in identifying the remains of three people whose bodies were recovered in recent years off the coast of County Clare.

A major search and rescue operation was mounted this afternoon after a small boat with two people on board was reported to be in serious danger off the Co Clare coast.

A surfer is recovering in hospital after he was rescued from the sea at Lahinch in Co Clare this afternoon.