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Community spirit in times of trouble

A number of coastal communities around Ireland have what is known as a Community Rescue Boat service in their area. It is a service that is entirely dependent on local volunteers and traditionally set up following drowning tragedies in their communities.
News • 02 Aug 16

Accidental death verdicts in Tit Bonhomme inquest

An inquest jury has returned verdicts of accidental death in the cases of all five fishermen who lost their lives after their trawler Tit Bonhomme hit rocks and sank in west Cork last year.
News • 23 May 13

Tit Bonhomme survivor describes trawler disaster

The inquest has opened into the deaths of five fishermen on board the fishing trawler Tit Bonhomme, which sank after it hit rocks at the entrance to Glandore Harbour in Cork last year.
News • 21 May 13

Trawler Tit Bonhomme on 'auto-pilot' before crash

An investigation into the sinking of the Tit Bonhomme trawler in west Cork in January 2012 has found that equipment on board the vessel indicates it was operating on auto-pilot when it crashed into rocks.
News • 05 Apr 13

President attends ceremony for lost Cork fishermen

President Michael D Higgins has described as heroic the 26-day search to recover the bodies of the five crew of the Tit Bonhomme trawler.
News • 23 Apr 12

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