30 passengers on board a pleasure boat have been brought to safety after the vessel got into difficulty off Kinsale Harbour in Co Cork earlier.

The Courtmacsherry RNLI all-weather lifeboat was called out just after 12:30pm this afternoon to go to the aid of a 46-foot passenger pleasure boat which was in difficulty near Charles Fort.

The lifeboat with a crew of seven, along with the Kinsale RNLI inshore lifeboat, reached the scene quickly.

The 30 passengers on board were brought to safety.

The boat had lost power and was propped by ropes. It was then towed back to Kinsale where it is now docked.