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# tit-bonhomme - Sunday 22 April, 2012

Sea Tragedy

President to pay tribute to lost fishermen

22/04/12 1,450 Views 1 Comment

Michael D Higgins will also recognise the trojan efforts of the people of Union Hall during the extensive sea search last January.

9 At 9

The 9 at 9: Sunday

22/04/12 7,313 Views 39 Comments

Good morning! Here’s some (well, nine) things you should know this Sunday am.

# tit-bonhomme - Friday 10 February, 2012

Daily Fix

The Daily Fix: Friday

10/02/12 6,364 Views 3 Comments

All the day’s big stories – plus any bits and pieces you may have missed…

5 At 5

The 5 at 5: Friday

10/02/12 3,578 Views 10 Comments

The 5 at 5: Clashes in Athens; body found during Tit Bonhomme search; a new use for vacant buildings.

Tit Bonhomme

Final body found in search for lost fishermen off Cork coast

10/02/12 3,762 Views 19 Comments

The Valencia Coast Guard has confirmed that a fifth body has been discovered in the search for the missing fishermen.

# tit-bonhomme - Wednesday 8 February, 2012

Daily Fix

The Daily Fix: Wednesday

08/02/12 4,882 Views 3 Comments

In tonight’s Fix: What you need to know about the Finance Bill, latest on the Tallaght drive-by, and the man who’s betting on the Irish economy…

Take 5

The 5 at 5: Wednesday

08/02/12 4,832 Views No Comments

5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…

Tit Bonhomme

Body of Tit Bonhomme skipper recovered off west Cork coast

08/02/12 4,907 Views 15 Comments

Coast guard units have been searching for the bodies of two of the five men who died when a fishing trawler sank off the coast of west Cork last month.

# tit-bonhomme - Monday 6 February, 2012

9 At 9

The 9 at 9: Monday

06/02/12 5,172 Views 7 Comments

The nine stories you need to know before your morning coffee…

Tit Bonhomme

Search for missing fishermen off Cork coast to be scaled back

06/02/12 728 Views 1 Comment

Two of the five men who were on the trawler when it sank are still unaccounted for.

# tit-bonhomme - Saturday 28 January, 2012

Tit Bonhomme

Dozens of volunteer divers join search for missing fishermen

28/01/12 1,613 Views 2 Comments

Around 50 independent divers have joined the search for two missing men, after the wife of one made an emotional appeal.

# tit-bonhomme - Friday 27 January, 2012

Tit Bonhomme

Skipper’s wife appeals for divers to join search for missing fishermen

27/01/12 1,970 Views No Comments

Tit Bonhomme skipper Michael Hayes and crewman Saied Ali Eldin are missing since the boat sank on 15 January.

# tit-bonhomme - Tuesday 24 January, 2012

Search

Search continues for missing fishermen amid worsening conditions

24/01/12 859 Views No Comments

Search teams are attempting to recover two of the five fishermen who went missing when the Tit Bonhomme sank off the coast of Union Hall over a week ago.

# tit-bonhomme - Monday 23 January, 2012

9 At 9

The 9 at 9: Monday

23/01/12 5,311 Views 9 Comments

In today’s 9 at 9: The troika warns of a ‘financial bomb’ in Dublin; recruitment drive for teachers; and the search continues for the bodies of two fishermen from the trawler Tit Bonhomme.

Tit Bonhomme

Search for two fishermen off Cork coast to continue

23/01/12 790 Views No Comments

The bodies of three of the five fishermen who went missing off the coast of west Cork over a week ago have already been recovered.

# tit-bonhomme - Sunday 22 January, 2012

Daily Fix

The Daily Fix: Sunday

22/01/12 4,960 Views 1 Comment

In tonight’s Fix: State assets, assassinations, apologies, and a glamour model turns to economics…

Tit Bonhomme

Third body found in Cork search

22/01/12 2,216 Views 2 Comments

The body is believed to be be that one of of the Egyptian crew members of the Tit Bonhomme. Two fishermen from the sunken trawler have yet to be found.

# tit-bonhomme - Saturday 21 January, 2012

Daily Fix

The Daily Fix: Saturday

21/01/12 4,698 Views 3 Comments

In tonight’s Fix: Abusive emails, alcohol tests and a triple limb transplant…

Tit Bonhomme

No relief for families after sixth day of search for missing fishermen

21/01/12 2,260 Views No Comments

Search operations have now been called off for the night, with no results despite an influx of local volunteers joining the effort in Glandore Bay.

# tit-bonhomme - Friday 20 January, 2012

Tit Bonhomme

No further progress in search for Tit Bonhomme fishermen

20/01/12 2,095 Views No Comments

A comprehensive two-hour search of the wreckage of the Tit Bonhomme ends without sign of the three missing fishermen.

9 At 9

The 9 at 9: Friday

20/01/12 5,075 Views 4 Comments

Nine things to know this morning…

Search

Search to resume for three fishermen off west Cork coast

20/01/12 1,267 Views 1 Comment

The bodies of two of the five fishermen who went missing last Sunday were recovered yesterday.

# tit-bonhomme - Thursday 19 January, 2012

Take 5

The 5 at 5: Thursday

19/01/12 3,478 Views 6 Comments

5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…

Search

Second body recovered near sunken trawler off Cork coast

19/01/12 4,890 Views 6 Comments

The Garda and Naval Service Diving Units continue their search this afternoon.

# tit-bonhomme - Wednesday 18 January, 2012

Tit Bonhomme

Search at Cork trawler site suspended for the night

18/01/12 1,743 Views 1 Comment

The search for the five fishermen missing off the West Cork coast will resume at first light.

9 At 9

The 9 at 9: Wednesday

18/01/12 4,206 Views 6 Comments

Nine things to know this morning…

Search

Rescuers hope to continue search for five fishermen off Cork coast

18/01/12 1,066 Views 1 Comment

Conditions are more favourable this morning amid hope that naval divers can reach the site where the Tit Bonhomme sank on Sunday.

# tit-bonhomme - Tuesday 17 January, 2012

Daily Fix

The Daily Fix: Tuesday

17/01/12 3,865 Views 1 Comment

A roundup of the day’s main news – plus any bits and pieces you may have missed…

Tit Bonhomme

Deteriorating sea conditions hamper search for Tit Bonhomme fishermen

17/01/12 1,988 Views 4 Comments

The Defence Forces say the sea state has worsened in the last 24 hours, making dives to the sunken trawler too dangerous.

9 At 9

The 9 at 9: Tuesday

17/01/12 5,043 Views 11 Comments

Nine things to know this morning…

Search

Conditions hamper search operation off west Cork coast

17/01/12 1,228 Views 1 Comment

The search operation for five men missing off the coast of Union Hall will continue today.

# tit-bonhomme - Monday 16 January, 2012

Search

Search to resume for five fishermen missing off west Cork coast

16/01/12 1,287 Views No Comments

The search for the five fishermen missing in the Glandore Bay area will resume this morning.

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