In the lead up to the August Bank Holiday weekend Minister of State in the Department of Transport, Hildegarde Naughton TD, has issued an appeal to anybody engaging in coastal or water-based activity to be attentive to their personal safety and adhere to basic safety measures.

A group set up late last year and led by concerned, volunteer citizens from around Ireland, has pledged to campaign for systemic change in the care and quality of life of older people. 

Diabetes Ireland's pre-budget submission is calling for 8 immediate actions which will improve the quality of life for over 225,000 people living with diabetes and reduce the long term costs of preventable diabetes complications.

The Lough Derg RNLI lifeboat responded to two calls this afternoon to vessels that suffered engine failure during this afternoon's thunderstorm.

Irresponsible parking close to a busy Coast Guard station has hindered volunteers responding to and returning from emergency calls

Challenges faced by those living with dementia did not disappear during the pandemic and must be tackled by expediting the implementation of the National Dementia Care Strategy as we emerge from the height of the Covid-19 emergency, a Fine Gael Senator has said.

A young woman has been airlifted to hospital after she was injured in an incident involving a jetski in Co Clare this afternoon.

Five people were rescued from a burning boat on Lough Derg in Co Galway this afternoon.