Six people have been rescued from an inflatable boat in Castletownbere harbour in west Cork.
The Irish coastguard had been notified by a member of the public that six people had been seen paddling out of the harbour on an inflatable tube ‘banana’ boat.
The Castletownbere Lifeboat was immediately alerted and went to investigate.
The six people on board the inflatable boat told the coastguards that they were paddling to Bere Island.
All six were brought to Castletownbere Pier where they were met by local Gardaí.
